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Walk # 19 – The Point Part 5 – Rain

October 30, 2016by neath 3 Comments

  Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes, come on, let us sway together, under the trees, and to hell with thunder.” ― Edwin Morgan, A Book of Lives Started […]

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Community, Montreal, Photographs, Urban

Roadsworth Mural in Little Burgundy.

September 13, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Stumbled on to this large mural that was apparently completed yesterday in Little Burgundy. The guys you see in the picture are applying anti graffiti coatings to the work and […]

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Community, Little Burgundy, Montreal, Urban

Fantastic Night In Verdun

May 30, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Friday evening was a celebration of a wonderful project started over a year ago by the Comité d’action des citoyennes et citoyens de Verdun (CACV). The basic idea is to […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Verdun

Great Day At Dawson Community Centre.

May 29, 2016by neath 2 Comments

I went to dances at this place as a teenager so it’s extra cool to have had a chance to hang out today at the annual Race for Kids/ Street […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Verdun

Trouble On Troy?

April 21, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Walking down here yesterday and this valve thing started to blow. It’s a strange sight with pipes leading from one fire hydrant to another. The other side of the street […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Verdun Quebec

Today’s Walk

April 15, 2016by neath 1 Comment

Went to the Point today, not a long walk but a good one. Marguerite Bourgeoys Park. Random telephoto shot of sculpture in the park. Further up Wellington. Les Filles du Roi. […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Walking

Community Exchange?

March 14, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Saw this while strolling on Rushbrooke in Verdun this evening. Figuring it’s a community exchange? Great idea in any case.

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Community, Flaneurs, Photographs, Urban

Social Housing on Gaetan-Laberge

March 13, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Members of the comite d’action des citoyennes et citoyens de Verdun (CACV) met with the public on Saturday to raise awareness of the situation about development of the land along […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Verdun

Dirty 30

March 13, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Just because it sounds funny, maybe, it’s all subjective. So this afternoon I finally got a picture I liked of this red roofed building after, well, no idea when this […]

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Community, Flaneurs, Photographs, Urban

Polar Bear Plunge in Verdun

February 15, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Super cold weekend after what has so far been a very mild winter makes the participants of this year’s Polar Bear Plunge seem all the more insane, or, in some […]

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Community, People, Photographs, Urban

NO JAM THIS FRIDAY NO JAM THIS FRIDAY

February 11, 2016by neath 1 Comment

Anyone who has come to the Jam knows that it is an original community art event that has been fulfilling the needs and desires of Verduners and others. Many have […]

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Community, Community Events, Music, Urban

Surprises – Jam Report #13

February 9, 2016by neath Leave a comment

You just never know what you are going to get at the Jam. Friday night at Cafe Kali being no exception to this rule as things started off quietly, perhaps […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Videos

Light – Jam Report #11

January 27, 2016by neath Leave a comment

At 5pm you can see it is still light out and that has always been a liberating experience for me, that first day of the 9-5 drudgery where you walk […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Videos

Warmth – Jam Report #10

January 18, 2016by neath Leave a comment

We have not had too many real cold days so far this winter but Friday night was one of them so I was a bit concerned about musicians wanting to […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Videos

Calabash Beats – Jam Report #9

January 12, 2016by neath Leave a comment

Friday night was the first edition of The Jam at Cafe Kali for 2016. And if anyone was worried that the Jam may have lost its incredible pre-holiday momentum, let […]

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Community, Photographs, Urban, Video

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