my favourite place to go in charlottetown is victoria park. it is a park (surprise) by the water. i especially like to visit it on a rainy day. i drive my car there to this one particular parking lot that is very close to the water. then i shut off the engine and listen to the rain. or read or think or write letters. when it rains hard (like today) water droplets take over the windshield and it turns the view from the drivers seat into a sort of impressionist's cinemascope. it's like looking at a monet except that the painting's in motion, with the waves thrashing about in frothy whiteness but filtering out the sharp lines of the troughs and crests, or observing the brief glint of the light from the lighthouses across the bay spread dimly over the surrounding grey day. i am not particularly afraid, lonely, or unhappy, but this quote i just read in chasing francis seems quite fitting:

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature." - Anne Frank.