isobelmtl

Writing under a Montreal sky

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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • Fall is Coming

    And that’s how you know fall is coming. Sure it was hot on my long walk today on the driftwood beach. But the signs are there. It’s light a little later in the morning. The Sturgeon moon has come and gone. Fall is coming.

  • On the Island

    Yesterday my daughter and I went for a walk in Strathcona National Park up on Mount Washington. She has been dealing with a couple of health problems lately so I was happy to hear her suggest this outing. This sign at the trailhead was not very encouraging. I have a bit of a phobia of…

  • Dad names a baby

    Dad names a baby

    Where did your name come from? Couldn’t resist this prompt. I am a “ boomer”, born after my Dad came home from the Second World War. My parents already had a seven year old boy, my brother Andrew. They were happy to welcome a girl into the family. My Dad was of Irish descent and…

  • In the wood

    And far off the mainland An old friend, a weathered stump All about texture today And off to the coffee shop at the corner!

  • A lovely evening

    This evening we went for a walk on the beach. This beach is quite close to my daughter’ s home. I often walk here but tonight after watering the lot, we hopped in the car and went for a quick paddle. It had been quite windy and so the waves were a bit high. but…

  • Mother

    I feel a bit like this these days. Not that I’m felled, exactly but, let’s face it, I’m no sapling! This old tree put forth other life though and one young tree did well. I have a favorite walk along the shore here on Vancouver Island. A lot of it is calm salt water of…

  • On Vancouver Island

    Yes, such a place really exists and is accessible for ordinary people to walk to after a 20 minute drive out of town Yes, loggers came and cut down great Douglas furs, hemlocks, and cedars for decades. But nature is resilient and from such mother trees more giants arose. There was a certain Harrison Ford…

  • Different in the Evening

    I almost always take my park walk in the early morning, especially in summer. Last week we suffered through a heat and humidity wave and I got busy with museum tours so when I noticed that my step numbers were down ( yes. I’m one of those nerds who counts ) I decided to walk…

  • Nostalgia for the Camino

    When you think you’re lost – – somebody had it covered. A dear friend asked me to do a presentation about the Camino’s I’ve done or attempted and I’ve been gong through photos to prepare the slides. I love being in beautiful places like this and walking so that no one can interrupt that special…

  • Bringing back the Empties

    It used to be that I would stuff an old gym bag and pop the empty cans into a machine at one of the big-box stores in my neighbourhood. Ten cents a can is an incentive if you’re going there anyway. Not about the content today but rather, about the container. I live in a…