"... the exploitation of the elegiac ..."

"One of the most interesting things about Edith Sitwell's art is the way in which all aspects of it seem to be present at every stage of her development, while at each stage one particular aspect becomes dominant. At the next stage, in the The Sleeping Beauty (1924), she turned away from satirical inventions of Façade, and devoted herself to the exploitation of the elegiac, romantic vein which she had already begun to work in Bucolic Comedies. The contrast at first sight between the world of Don Pasquito and Mr Belaker, 'the allegro, negro cocktail-shaker,' and The Soldan's Song, with its Elizabethan and Keatsian echoes, could scarcely be sharper ..." (19)

Tipperary Park

Yesterday's trip to New Westminster. Fog only added to Columbia Street's ghost town vibe.

I climbed 4th Street, stopping at Tipperary Park because of the care taken to design it. The picture I am posting here is a "better" one of the same setting I posted on the Instagram account.

Sunnyside Park

I'm never sure if this is an ash or an elm. Maybe it's neither, but I'd like to know one way or the other. 

Tomorrow I'll write a letter to the City, asking that a legend be posted, with info on these trees. There are so many different kinds. It seems intentional. Let's carry intention to its logical conclusion.

"... hard work and first class ethics ..."

It's not the insistence that Justin Trudeau is the biological son of Fidel Castro that bothers me but the belief that the biological son of a revolutionary socialist dictator is a revolutionary socialist dictator himself, which, as we know, is difficult when you're working within a bought-off liberal democracy like Canada. Also bothersome, the parenthetic annotation beside Justin's mother Margaret that reads: "(Known to have been unfaithful to Pierre Trudeau)." Women tend to be considered "unfaithful" by those in support of a patriarchy, liberated by those who aren't.

The shop where this letter-sized pamphlet hangs is the North Shore Pawn Shop on Lonsdale, near First. Here is the shop in its own words:

History

Established in 2000.

The North Shore Pawn Shop first opened its doors in April 2000, a small business in a heritage building on 1st Street and Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver, BC. The area was perfect for a fun shop filled with lots of trinkets and great deals, and it slowly grew into a wonderful addition to the community. Over the years, hard work and first class ethics began to pay off as the little shop began to grow in popularity as a great place to find a little bit of everything!

Fog

I love the fog. I love it for what it is, and that it will lift.

Kingsway & Clark

The former Cedar Cottage Pub site at the NE corner of Kingsway and Clark. An odd lot because its southwest corner (from where I took the picture) is about fifty feet higher than its northeast corner. Either way, the project is at grade now. Another six (or is it eight?) storeys to go.

The green arm extending across the site is a concrete supply line. The vertical red form at the left edge of the picture is a crane. A shame to see all that beautifully arranged rebar covered, but at least we'll know it's there. Those standing where I was will be saying the same of Mt. Seymour soon, once that first floor is in place, though I'm happy for those who'll be moving in. Such a beautiful view of Mt. Seymour. And on the morning of the summer solstice, the sun rising behind it.

The Instagram Museum of Art

I love this reproduction of Sammi Lynch's pastel and oil bar on paper Rolling Hills (2022). I look at it at least once a day. The energy, the racing pull of its yellow field, held together by expanding harrows.

The painting came to me via @rossiter 's August Noon account. From there, a visit to the Lynch's own account and her exploration of the Munch palette.