Back at home...

We made it home tonight at about 8 pm after 8 hours of driving. It feels great to be back in our own digs - even though we already miss Halifax - but there is a garden to water and weed, music to be created and ministry to explore and embrace (after another week off for me!) I am grateful that our journey was trouble and hassle free: the weather was almost always sweet, our old truck kept on truckin' (with minor AC problems but no accidents) and all of the people we encountered helped us in small and great ways: people in the various clubs and eateries turned us on to great local beers and wines, folks in tea shops told us where to find the best local jazz artists and the performing artists we encountered were entertaining and insightful.

I have a number of thoughts to share - from the gentle but poignant anti-American sentiments so many of the buskers articulated to what it means to me to return to praying the hours - but that is for another day. For tonight, I am grateful for the whole experience... and here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip...

day one: Bath, Maine - the Chocolate Church Performing Art Centre

day two: St. John, New Brunswick - teenage girls on the Boardwalk

day three: Bay of Fundy National Park, New Brunswick

day four: Halifax, Nova Scotia - BuskerFest 2010 - FlameOz and Wally

day five: Peggy's Cove - Nova Scotia

As this vacation continues, I am deeply grateful for the chance to explore and share so much of life and love and creativity with my sweet wife. This has been a blessing.