13.01.18

The shimmering edifice rises out of the beachfront much like a limestone cliff, a gargantuan wonder, an enormous Moodyville storehouse that lifts, sifts, filters and ships cereal and grain to hades and beyond.

12.01.18

A recent tread in the elysian forests near martello tower provided this fine view of a glazed pond that invited cracking with a large metal spoon. Encased the leaves fanned outwards among blades of eel grass casting shadows over embedded toads, dormant nymphs.

For the cobblers the long wet season offers little motivation to dig in and build out, but plenty to consider while adding to the piles.

11.01.18

Pacific Great Eastern- front view, or back? Mounded and removed far from rails or ties; creosote old growth soaked in concrete casings.

10.01.18

A narrow panoramic view from just east of the quay. Formerly an industrial hub in the manner of merchant shipping and timber there remains much in the way of trans-national movement.  Coal, grain, sulphur and now art are piled high into specific zones but more about that in later postings. Hedera Helix is also in abundance as cultural layering.

09.01.18

Oblique city views gently force the horizon into the waterfront edging of the distant shore from Moodyville southward.

08.01.18

A late model Parisienne, once considered the top of the line Pontiac, now sits idly behind this renoviction fencing in Moodyville. The former pride of the one-percenters is now a symbol of decay.

Other members of the fleet lie in waiting as lions look on from the gates of a fine split-level. Grain elevators stand firm.

07.01.18

Changes are underway in Moodyville as houses lurch and lift, making way for yet another utopian dream. Remains to be seen if this vision will withstand the half century it took to displace this stucco artifact.

Curt Lang captured this shack image in 1972 while wandering the lanes east of Lonsdale. Attempts are underway to determine if this structure has withstood the test of time. (VPL)