Friday, June 26, 2009

Tree of Life

Captain Glen Baxby is entering the province of Quebec on his bike trek across Canada.This mammoth feat is in recognition of a fellow pilot stricken with cancer. Not only is the distance involved amazing, but it's being done by a 48 year old who's only previous experience with a bike  was that it had two wheels.

In order to raise funds for cancer research, an artist Cristina Lovisa gratuitously donated this painting which can be bid on eBay. I love the quote etched into the canvass  painting, Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the TREE OF LIFE- Albert Einstein. Maybe my assimilation with trees has to do with the fact I have nearly 400,000 of them growing in B.C because of my tree planting days. What a person has to do to become a pilot!

Tree of life on eBay

Presently, I'm the top bidder. Anyone out there want to up the ante?



3 comments:

Daniel Asuncion said...

Paintings and drawings (especially
abstract ones) are glimpses into
someone's mind.

I guess it is a form of mind
reading...

Glen Baxby said...

Thanks Doug;

A very tired,
Glen

From the Flight Deck said...

Glen. ATV news in YHZ wants to talk to you. I forwarded an email to Jo.

Doug