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05.07.26

Teamsters Joint Council 36 - here secured with frost fencing.

04.07.26

Teamsters Joint Council 36 - tiled in classical minimalism.

​03.07.26

El Infantino has a ball. 

​02.07.26

John R. Murray Motors Limited with walker with canine. 

01.07.26

Heartfelt respect to those who dedicate themselves to preserving the future in lower Mount Pleasant.

30.06.26

And here, a filigreed foreshadowing of the near future.

29.06.26

The third or first of the series is a landing spot with a view where the corpus is launched into a labrynth built for chaos.

28.06.26

Stepping forward he mentioned corrugation studios more than once. It isn't clear what this is all about but it is worth the wait.

27.06.26

On our way to Mayflies we stop and admire the corroded surface treatment of the puddled foreground.

26.06.26

What we call a weak palindrome.

25.06.26

These darlings, otherwise known as the "oreo-coos" by some, can be seen and appreciated along the Dyke of Richmond. Fundamentally this has been an annual preoccupation.

​24.06.26

A diversion of sorts to mark the day of petalia.

23.06.26

A household collection on full display, largely suggestive of an ironclad yard sale. 

22.06.26

We were reminded of the scirocco that blew us across the Burnside bridge to the sidewalk pad Thai emporium. Skinflint billiards was followed by obtuse denialism and some discussion about a clubhouse on rye. 

21.06.26

Dia del padre del solsticio.

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20.06.26

Dumplings and potstickers. Mama papa. A fine end to the week. Mist in the air. Gleaming light from the east. Highs of 26•C. Low tide.

19.06.26

Sun. Highs of 25•C in parts.

18.06.26

"David Lloyd George" in name only is what remains of the school where writer Joy Kogawa studied before being transported to a Japanese internment camp almost seventy-five years ago. I took a group of students to her nearby house a couple of decades ago. Joy is still alive, and remaining vital I trust. The school where she learned to read and write, and now reduced to a carved stone plinth for sitting on unsettles.

17.06.26

This knitted cohabitation requires more attention which will follow when opportunity allows.

16.06.26

A turn of events, this one capturing a minor multitude of elevations both oblique and horizontal.

15.06.26

Updates and upsets. Many cappuccinos were had in the late eighties, with frothed tops served in conical mugs. The fug of humid tobacco stains mingled with toilet cleansers near the foosball tables. And on the screens the world cup matches would turn over endlessly for an entire month or until Portugal, Spain, and Italy were disappeared in the series of elimination contests. With this revisit, all that is left is a mouldering shell. 

14.06.26

“Peace Accord” as a floating signifier.

13.06.26

Already the heat is unsubstantiated.

​12.06.26

An unexpected diversion to a centre of healing. Park on 17th. Turn right on Oak. Walk straight for five blocks, jig your way to the blue elevator. Fifth floor. Subarachnoid. 

​11.06.26

It dawned on him that at 64 almost 90% of the world’s population is younger than he is. While on a stroll through a riverside park he pondered this fact until he came across a group of young girls picnicking on pizza laced with chewing gum. The future appears bright.

10.06.26

Day trip to another shoreline, this time in New Westminster - where law enforcement has a legacy that is celebrated. Heritage incarceration. 

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09.06.26

so much depends

upon 

 

a red barb-

b-que

 

drenched in pork

grease

 

awaiting reno-

viction 

08.06.26

Our brutalist interlude was followed by a peckish detour where we came across these unusual amusements. We marvelled at the inflated prices before pondering how far the "Palm Bite" ingredients may have travelled. 

07.06.26

We encountered a delightfully brutalist interlude enroute to the sea. The raked concrete was an immediate surprise once we stepped out of the car. The pause between the state of affairs and the proposition was substantial and lingered. 

​06.06.26

From such carnage,

        the chop 

        of thorned 

        stems and

        debris - 

the pruning saw resting hot,

    smeared, 

        beneath, 

            the wickered chair.

Such is the will

of the hardiest rose

in my garden.

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Tendejon Case Study: At leisure the vendor poses post-siesta in front of the bleached facades. 

04.06.26

Tendejon Case Study: In light blue with solar punctum.  

 03.06.26

Tendejon Case Study: Entregado.

02.06.26

Tendejon Case Study: the Ermita Cantina provides another subset which does not qualify as a true example without evidence of a living area exposed to the public. In fact, as it is a place to imbibe there is already a surplus of living and dying nightly. Nevertheless, this storefront does express a classic chamfered corner which proves to delight.

01.06.26

Tendejon Case Study: sublimados, need we say more. 

​31.05.26

Tendejon Case Study: a personal favorite. No plantanas esta dia... prueba mañana.

​30.05.26

Tendejon Case Study: what living room commerce would be complete without an exoticized set of wheels - this one with nostalgically teutonic features.

29.05.26

rip A.B. : a perfect guide, you took us deep into the woods to wander wildly as though a secret passage would ensure your past was secure.

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28.05.26

Tendejon Case Study: the horizontal plane confounds a peaceful ambulation while demanding an alert gait.

27.05.26

Tendejon Case Study: A passageway in pastiche.
 

26.05.26

Tendejon Case Study: Cafeteria Derian's features what some refer to as bathroom tattoo signifiers.

25.05.26

El tendejon: storefront holidays must include diving with grace.

24.05.26

The cobbles, meticulously torn up, stacked and wrapped. Carted off to another callé perhaps?
 

23.05.26

El tendejon - en Yucatan, una pequena tienda de abarottes de barrio.

22.05.26

Lo siento, soy lento.

21.05.26

Uxmal Wandering: It was suggested that this is a flagellation pole - or an altar column representing the trunk of a tree at the centre of the world. Also acceptable to read this as an arboreal whipping stage.