Meadowbrook
"Meadowbrook Acres has stood on the bend above the river through all the summers of Julie's childhood." (A Canoer of Shorelines, p, 6)
Meadowbrook is a place of memories. For Rachel it is her childhood home, and for Julie it is her landmark on the way to childhood summers. As adults, both return to Meadowbrook Acres in their attempts to reinvent their lives.
The Meadowbrook mood is shaded in disappointment, in longing, and in doing. The Wasaya mood is shaded in hope, in affirmation, and in being.
Sometimes, for Rachel, the Meadowbrook mood seeps into the Wasaya mood..
Meadowbrook is a place of memories. For Rachel it is her childhood home, and for Julie it is her landmark on the way to childhood summers. As adults, both return to Meadowbrook Acres in their attempts to reinvent their lives.
The Meadowbrook mood is shaded in disappointment, in longing, and in doing. The Wasaya mood is shaded in hope, in affirmation, and in being.
Sometimes, for Rachel, the Meadowbrook mood seeps into the Wasaya mood..
(Photos from the author's collection)
Wasaya
"Wasaya" in the Ojibway-Cree language means "beautiful sunrise." Rachel Hardy called her special place by this name, for the sunrise that graced each new day with peace and hope as she sought her healing. Most of the photos here are from the inland lakes of western Nova Scotia, where peace and healing can be found, often in the good company of dogs.
We can, as Julie's father learns, carry this place with us always; we can be there, wherever we are.
We can, as Julie's father learns, carry this place with us always; we can be there, wherever we are.
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This last photo is taken near Merrymakedge, Kejimkujik National Park.
