The whole there’s some rain this bus will now be a sauna thing is always uncomfortable and unnecessary. Classic Vancouver.
Assorted adventures
Some shots from when my sister was in town.
This city'll Drive you crazy
From the Drive, etc with my sister.
Car Free Day Westend cellphone
A couple of cellphone snaps from Car Free Day in the West End.
The first is a book that I am confident I will enjoy. The chair disappeared shortly after I sat down — I was waiting for some friends and the festivals was wrapping up — but I had good banters with the guy who was putting them away.
The other is a broken chair I saw after I was rendered chairless.
Car Free Day Westend Mirrorless
I got to car free day on Denman in the West End around 6ish. It's been hella hot so I wanted to let it cool off then time got away from me. I was annoyed that a number of booths had packed up even though it said it runs until 7. Ahem.
Anyways. I collected numerous buttons and bought an on sale hat so it counts as a win.
I also made it to the library five minutes before it closed, averting the tragedy of having mistakenly taken out a book I've already read instead of a book I want to read that normally lives next to it at a different library. I plooped it on the counter and found another book in about sixty seconds. I am pro.
Car Free Day Mainstreet cellphone
A couple of my cellphone pics from Mainstream car free day.
Car Free Day Mainstreet Mirrorless
Some shots from Car Free Day on Mainstream yesterday.
I don't love street festivals. Mostly they're overwhelming and hot. So many people. I do like some of the booths and I feel like I need to get out to these things because they are a car free day.
I do like that I got to wander free on a space that normally isn't mine. I do like that they're a chance for all of us to reconsider who and what streets can be for.
I will also add that normal pedestrianized streets aren't a street festival. They can be busy, they can have booths, but they're generally a bit quieter, freer, like the seawall.
This rainforest I call home
I live in a rainforest, which is pretty fantastic. You can cut down all the trees, which sadly we did, but it's still a rainforest.