Day 3 - 303 -- A day for Change

It was a sort of grey Saturday, but the temperature was at least double digits so not overly cold feeling. Nothing too out of the ordinary happening around the house today. In Saskatchewan it was a special day. The final game was played at the Mosaic stadium at Taylor Field. I watched the game, and while the Riders lost to BC, the sea of green in the stands showed that Rider nation pride in full force.  I have been to games at the field in the past and experienced the live game play -- without instant replay -- while being in the midst of a huge cheering crowd. Thankfully, the melon head craze happened after I moved to the Maritimes. <smile> Thanks to a good friend, I have some great Rider gear. I wear the toque and neck warmer when shoveling snow in the winter to make me smile and t-shirts to remind me of home.

Moving to the newly built stadium which is very near the old field will begin soon. There are some sentimental feelings about leaving the old game place, which is not unlike any move we make in life -- new home, new job, new town, new school. Leaving something brings sadness to see an ending, along with some anticipation for what will come next. Change can be frightening and it can be exciting -- often at the same time. It can be confusing -- tears of sadness mixed with laughter. This may be life's way of telling us that we can hold on to memories, but to grow we will have to move on to make new memories or risk stagnating.

I chose a couple of songs for the day. The first is a song about the Rider fans, while the second reminded me of the dedicated fans regardless of the win-loss stats. Enjoy!

Paint the Whole World Green -- Jason Plumb and the Willing

It's Not Easy Being Green -- Kermit