I have discovered the ancient art of divination via Little Free Libraries. Known technically as “microeleutheriobibliothekomancy”, it is more popularly called “EllEffEllomancy”. Augury using LFLs … Read More ›
It turns out that the Green Necklace is … green. At least, partly. The 7.5km trail looping through suburban North Vancouver is also grey and … Read More ›
A new installment in my efforts to pay attention to the Green Necklace, a local neighbourhood walk that can easily become all-too-familiar: tracking where you … Read More ›
Elizabeth Ann, where are you now? At the southwest corner of St. Georges and 10th St, in North Vancouver, apparently. Or at least that is … Read More ›
A mental wander this time, courtesy of creativity exercise #9 from Nick Bantock‘s fabulous “The Trickster’s Hat” (“A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity”) – transposing nouns. … Read More ›
Spring in Vancouver means cherry blossoms, and magnolia blossoms, and forsythia blossoms (aa-choo!) North Vancouver’s Green Necklace becomes a pink and yellow necklace. Like a … Read More ›
Continuing my exploration of North Vancouver’s Green Necklace trail with a most-obvious aspect of urban wandering: buildings. I’ve been seeking out buildings that are beautiful, … Read More ›
There is no stopping the Radius Project now. After my initial 1, 1.5, and 2-km circles away from home, the 3km radius surprisingly took me … Read More ›
A co-post with the Society for Algorithmic Perambulation, of which I am a member. Well, actually, the member. The Society motto is “Who knows where … Read More ›
Suburban North Vancouver has the world’s highest density of free-standing basketball hoops*. (*Not a scientific study. I haven’t looked anywhere else). They reveal much about … Read More ›