Hello, People (Family and Friends)

Hello again, my friends;

I didn't realize it had been so long since I last wrote anything here.

Well, I tried to retire in 2011, 2012, but in 2013 I finally did it! May 7th, 2013 was the date. I retired with the idea of travelling, travelling, travelling!!! Instead, I spent the summer lazying around the local campsites, reading, getting some enjoyable sunshine, instead of sleeping all day and working all night. What a magnificent time. A short walk during the daylight was so beneficial, communing with nature, taking pictures with my camera, meeting new people, just plain enjoying being alive.

This summer looks like more of the same, except that I hope to be adding painting to my repetoire. Yes, painting in watercolours, and acrylics, with some coloured pencils thrown in. This winter has been slow and easy, watching the tube, learning some new methods for putting colour on paper. Now it's almost time to give up the procrastination and get to work. Yes, procrastination, the bane of many a person's ambitions.

It is so easy to just let the day go by, without doing a blinking thing constructive. I am looking at the future and know that this has to be put away. April is almost upon us, spring is here, and the camping season is almost upon us. I am really looking forward to this summer, getting out into nature again, and following the birds, squirrels and flowers as they mature from eggs, and seeds to maturity in all their glory. My camera will be busy and hopefully my paint brushes will be worn down to their ferrules.

Keep in touch folks, and follow a rebirth of an old retired man as he rebuilds his life. Please leave comments if you like what you read. Sorry there are no photos for this post, but keep watching here for the rebirth of "The Yukoner".