It was hot and very humid, The air had that silky quality that promised rain, but no rain came.
I went off to see what I could find in the cool forests of Mont Royal.… [Read More]
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Author: Sylvain Descartes
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Ha ha ha
One thing that Montréal does really, really well is set up tableaux for promoting the many festivals. They’re all super optimized for the ‘gram, ‘tok, and selfie generation.
To promote the 40th Just For Laughs Festival currently in progress, they have put up charicatures of famous comedians (presumably previous participants) over on Rue Saint-Denis and probably elsewhere.… [Read More]
I like to walk around. In Los Angeles, I like to walk around my neighborhood and walk to the office. Here in Montréal, I like to explore areas by walking. Anywhere in the work, I like to walk around in the wilderness.… [Read More]
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Literally.
So I’ve started my Francisation et Intégration classes, which are three hours of lessons, four times per week. Add in the metro ride to school and back and that’s twenty hours a week, hence my delay in posting anything here.… [Read More]
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It’s Rainbows All The Way Down, Part II
(Click through for the spectaculaire!)
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The Lachine Rapids
Down at the south-east point of the Isle of Montréal, the St. Lawrence river goes over a series of rock shelves creating the Lachine Rapids. Early European vistors like Jacques Cartier thought the St.… [Read More]
As a Southern Californian, it’s hard for me to understand just how exciting it is for Summer to arrive here. After all, what’s the big deal about sunny days? Well, the internet is here to explain visually:
Average Temperature, image Copyright © Weatherspark.com,… [Read More]It’s the weekend, and it’s not raining. That means it’s time to explore! I set out on a walk and eventually found myself on another island.
This walk took me through new neighborhoods and lots and lots of parks.… [Read More]
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Impressions
I’d like to write something about the walk I took today through a neighborhood in transition, but that’s going to take some research. So in the mean time, here are some digital illustrations I’ve done of two views from previous walks.… [Read More]
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Seeking Moonrise
Last night, according to the news, was the Strawberry Supermoon. The sun set around 8:45pm, and the moon rose around 9:30pm. It wasn’t very cloudy last night, but we didn’t see the moon rise.… [Read More]