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page 2, May il, 1977 - North Shore News

“Through the dog days of winter the thin trunks i

and barren twigs of the vine maples stand over my
shack, black against the sky. They don’t provide
much of an obstacle to the cold winter sun on its
way through my skylights, an arrangement which

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makes the shack much lighter and warmer.

In the spring those barren
twigs turn into a dense green
overhead carpet, with the
maple leaves illuminated
from above by the sun. The
shack becomes. cool and
green and shady. It’s the
ideal condition for living, but
not for sunbathing.

Every year, about this
time, my body begins to

crave sunshine after the long

a Oe Oe ee ye

rainy winter rnonths. So I use
the few minutes after work

until the s sun | BOES ¢ down, take

and a mat and go up to the
secret garden in search of
sunshine. Yes, and solitude,

Tension is a fact of life for .

many people in this busy
world, including me. It takes
me a while to relax, and ]
have to work at it. I don’t
want to be tense. Tension
gives me ulcers. I’ve had
ulcers, and didn’t like them.
Stress gives heart trouble,
too, and I don’t want that
either.

ESCAPE

Which .reminds me about
the ‘SUOry of the ambulance
attendant making his way
through the crowd of by-
standers around an injured
pedestrian. Kneeling beside
the injured man, he enquired
*‘Have an. accident?’’ The
victim groaned and said *‘No
thanks, I just had one.”’

So I escape to the garden,
a hillside lot in West Van, in
a neighborhood where most
of the houses have been
standing a long time. The
trees are mature. A creek
winds through a small ravine
at my front door. The creek is
a slow babbler right now,
spilling into my shack like
the words of a _ soothing
friend, but its noise may
change from a trickle to a
roar after a. few hours of
heavy rain, as the runoff

' different

from Hollyburn ridge froths

_ down to the sea. The creek

has created a small! belt. of
land where ferns flourish and
holly trees still grow.

I pick my way across the

‘burn’ from rock to rock, and
head down the trail to the
garden. it comes into sight
gradually. One walks out of
the trees and into it. The
path always has something to

aD Ba PeES

show me on the way—a sprig

of bluebells thrust taorough
the litter of the forest, the

sharp rushing flight of a bird

surprised by my intrusion.
Some of the finds, like
cigarette packages. and ice-
cream wrappers, are not so
spiritually uplifting.

PRESSURES SLIP AWAY
The garden

garden, with high fences and
overgrown flowering hedges.

It is a riot of colour and.
scents. The grass has pat-

ches of moss and_ fiowers
growing through it.
species. of trees
mute the roar of passing
traffic, invisible behind their
foliage.

I ke to He for a few
minutes on the mat, letting
the pressures of the day slip
away. I become aware of the
sun on my skin and my

muscles begin to relax in the.

golden glow. When I’m tense
I don’t see or smell or hear
things with all my attention,
and this is the first thing I try
to do. The anonymous roar of
traffic breaks down to the

-motorcycle, and that car,

and, far off, a siren. A gust of
warm wind tosses the limbs
of the mountain ash and the
rustle of the leaves reaches
me before it is gone in the
background of city noises.

YOGA
Yoga exercises make me

high—more supple of body
and calmer of mind. Better

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retreat.

is an old

Many.

by Peter Speck

circulation seems to bring
fresh thoughts. When i am
finished I lay relaxed on the
mat and my body feels as if it
could sink through it and
melt into the grass below.

It cools off fast when the
sun slips behind the trees.
Shadows creep across the
lawn. I pick up my robe and
stretch, and then retrace my

steps back to my shack. On

the way back I see things that
I didn't see before. It’s much
colder in the shadow of the
evergreens, and by the time |

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robe shut and feeling glad |
left the heater on.

This is my secret garden.
I'm_ sharing it
because secret gardens are

_nice, whether they are on a

hillside in West Van or on the
balcony of your apartment.
Secret gardens
borders. You can have one

any place you choose, if you —

make it your own. place of

ste qesenet

“Praise God from whom all
blessings flow,

Praise Him all creatures
here below

Praise Him above ye,

- heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son and Holy
Ghost.”’

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community,
Monday.

The rented 30-foot van,.
‘located in the parking lot

near the entrance which fire-
fighters had to enter forcible

_ to tackle the fire, was set up |

and started receiving cus-
stomers about 9:50 a.m., just
hours after the disaster.

Graham said firefighters
worked ‘‘admirable and min-
imized my loss. I was able to
secure all prescription. files
and records of the many
clients,’’ he said.

In the blaze, which Fire
Chief Rex Chandler describ-
ed as the ‘‘worst commercial
fire we've had for some

years,”’ eight of his men
were overcome by heat
exposure.

ONE INJURED

‘The men suffered physi-
cal exhaustion and had to be
helped out because of the
heat. They didn’t require any
treatment. All they needed
was to get away from the
heat for a while,"’ a fire
department spokesman suid.

Firefighter Ken Gisby was
treated and releascd “at
Lions Gate Hospital for leg
injuries when hit by falling
light fixtures. He also had
several stitches on his
fingers for wounds inflicted
by cut glass, reports said.

An inspection by the News

revealed that -heat was so .

intense that convex security
inirrors, posted in several
areas of the building, melted
and folded like umbrellas.

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