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Wandering Attention

Wandering, really and figuratively, and trying to pay attention

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Author: Dave Huggard

Neighbourhood Exploration, Society for Algorithmic Perambulation, Urban Sketching

Society for Algorithmic Perambulation: Lights Walk

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 ›

Posted on December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Photo Collection

Photo Collection: The Hoops of North Vancouver

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 ›

Posted on November 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Drawing Place, Urban Sketching, Walk Questions

Exploring the Green Necklace 1

The Green Necklace trail in North Vancouver is, well, dull. At least that’s what I thought at first. I mostly saw it as a nearby … Read More ›

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Drawing Place, Urban Sketching, Walk Questions

Questions for a Neighbourhood Walk

Think of a walk around your neighbourhood that you know well, or better yet, walk that walk.  Where is the highest point and the lowest … Read More ›

Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021
Radius Project, Urban Sketching

The Radius Project 2: Moving on out

Moving out from my first 1km radius around home, I discovered that it’s a different world out there! That inner kilometer was all about nice … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
Quirkiness, Urban Sketching

Urban quirkiness: Toronto transformer houses

On the outside, they look like normal suburban houses. But what’s inside will shock you! Literally, that is. These brick houses, complete with doors, muntined … Read More ›

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
Nature Sketching, Urban Sketching, Walk Booklet

Walk Booklet: A Loop with the Loopers

With pandemic restrictions, I became the classic “tourist in my own neighbourhood”. Walking around locally, with or without a particular goal, I began noticing views … Read More ›

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021
Drawing Place, Nature Sketching

Drawing Place: The Derbans’ at Seton Portage

Drawing is a powerful way to develop a sense of place. The attention of looking is part of that, but it goes beyond. It’s being … Read More ›

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Radius Project, Urban Sketching

The Radius Project 1: Close to home

In the first wave of the pandemic last spring, Parisiens were only allowed to go 1km from home. [That’s 0.62 miles for Americans and Liberians, … Read More ›

Posted on August 18, 2021August 30, 2021

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