One thing I actually enjoy about Vancouver’s winter rain and early darkness is the neon reflections.
(A version of the above photo-haiga was published in the last issue of A Hundred Gourds)
Today, we even got some snow. It’s days like this that I’m happy to work at home.
Yesterday was a rainy day sandwiched between two rare sunny days. Unfortunately, I was stuck inside on the sunny days and was out and about on the rainy day. As I left the house, giant wet snowflakes were coming down. By the time I got to Commerical Drive and downtown Vancouver, there was just giant wet. I still ended up enjoying myself — perhaps because haiku kept happening (and creating anything always puts me in a good mood), and perhaps because I was still feeling high from good news I received the day before.
The haiku:
rain on bus windows
blurrs neon and car headlights
into Christmas colours
buildings, sidewalk, street
everything is cloaked in gray
except a red coat
The good news:
My first picture book story has been accepted by Orca Book Publishers (for publication in Fall 2010)!!
