Category: Sense of Place
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Galveston..Memories and Prejudices
Some places disappear to inner recesses of memory till an incident or event resurrects them to the forefront. In the summer of 2011 Galveston was another beach town for a weekend visit from neighbouring Houston, Texas. 10 years later, in 2021, Galveston metamorphosed from a bleachy, cataclysmic city into a ‘freedom’ icon. I learn that this […]
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A Summer’s Day….
Continuing with my series of Neighbourhood Spaces. Six months of freezing winter months and the first signs of soaring mercury and I am ready to embrace the Canadian summer, the sunshine and colorful smiling nature a.k.a William Shakespeare… “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds […]
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Guild-ed Greens….
Continuing with my series of Neighbourhood Spaces, Toronto. Another urban gem is the scenic and historic Guildwood Park and Inn constellated with sculptures manifesting history, artists and political influencers. The Park, an extension of Scarborough Bluffs, alongside Lake Ontario is a sculptured fantasyland and as we step onto the greens we are in midst […]
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