Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Look to the sky for refuge

There's always light
London, ON
March 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Canada wakes up this morning to the cold economic reality of massive tariffs imposed by a nation we once thought was our best friend. The threat has been hanging over us for weeks, and now it’s here.

The next few chapters promise to be ugly, particularly as our leaders fight back with every tool they’ve got, and the damage will pile up on both sides of the border.

So last night I stood on a snowpile and stared at the sky as the fading sunlight danced among the shifting clouds. I come here often, and as much as I enjoy the photography, it’s the quiet reflection that sticks with me.

And as I stood in the late winter cold and waited for something pretty to look at, I pondered the orbital and atmospheric mechanics playing out far above my head. And it occurred to me that they’ve been doing their thing for as long as our planet has been around, and they’ll continue to do so long after we’re gone.

I hovered over that thought as I read the sky through the viewfinder and my cold-fingers worked the controls as if they had a mind of their own. The sky simply doesn’t care what we may or may not do down here. It’ll keep on keeping on.

And while we can’t quite afford to disconnect ourselves from realities closer to home, we do retain the power to take the occasional break from the fear and remind ourselves that there are forces more powerful than politics. Life remains beautiful for those who choose to walk away and look up every once in a while.

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