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Category: Neighbourhood Exploration

Drawing Place, Mapping, Neighbourhood Exploration, Quirkiness

Lions and Pineapples and Orbs, Oh My!

It’s not their prime habitat, but lions and pineapples can indeed be found in North Vancouver. Along with orbs, urns, and miscellaneous other concrete post … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2025February 27, 2026
Naturalist, Nature Sketching, Neighbourhood Exploration

A Naturalist’s Year at Hollyburn

I spent a good part of 2024 learning the species within an hour or so’s walk of our cabin at Hollyburn. My target was anything … Read More ›

Posted on January 18, 2025February 27, 2026
Creativity, Neighbourhood Exploration, Quirkiness, Uncategorized, Urban Sketching

Little Free Library divination

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 ›

Posted on April 24, 2024February 27, 2026
Green Necklace, Neighbourhood Exploration, Uncategorized

What colour is the Green Necklace?

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 ›

Posted on February 24, 2024February 27, 2026
Green Necklace, Neighbourhood Exploration, Photo Collection, Walk Questions

Views of The Lions from the Green Necklace

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 ›

Posted on April 2, 2023February 27, 2026
Neighbourhood Exploration, Photo Collection, Quirkiness

Photo collection: Apartment names

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 ›

Posted on June 29, 2022February 27, 2026
Green Necklace, Neighbourhood Exploration, Urban Sketching, Walk Questions

Green Necklace: Buildings beautiful, ugly, and ordinary

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 ›

Posted on March 5, 2022February 27, 2026
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, 2021February 27, 2026
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