Good-bye

Good-bye to...

1.  Summer.  While experiencing the joy that is the brief Canadian summer, it seems like it will last forever.  Swimming, eating outside, hiking: it is so easy, so joyous, and in reality so brief.  I am sad it is over.

2.  Jack Layton.  A decent man, activist, and politician who died too young.  The outpouring of grief that the country shared reflects the integrity with which he acted.

3.  The current provincial government.  I'm not sure what will happen on election day, but hope that Tim Hudak is not elected premier.

4.  University students, who have left home to start school.  I loved my university days, and feel a bit envious.  Yay beer.

5.  Goderich trees.  Goderich is one of the loveliest towns in Canada, and the recent tornado removed hundreds (thousands?) of old beautiful trees.  Every tree in the octagonal square is gone.  Very sad.

On a somewhat different note, Hamilton appears to be an increasingly interesting and vibrant place to live, while Toronto becomes more challenging.  I am curious to see how both cities evolve.  Or devolve.