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 We've had a glorious September and October here in Vancouver, but it does seem that our run of wonderful weather has come to an end, and the watersheds will soon be replenished. . .  Fog crept in these last few days, and last evening "the rains" began. . . Not heavy yet, but I'm guessing grey and wet will be on the menu in pretty steady rotation for the next few months. . .

But before I begin grumbling about my dripping umbrella, I have some photos from recent walks in the neighbourhood. It was sunny when I took these, but you can well imagine this mural and the one in the photos below will brighten up the greyest, wettest days as well. . . .

 This mural is one of three by Danielle Krysa, playing on the theme of HRH "Liz" getting caught up in the selfie craze. . . I had the privilege of hearing Krysa speak during the Vancouver Mural Festival, and her passionate commitment to broadening notions of Capital-A Art to include women's contributions is inspiring. (Check out her Big Important Art Book (Now with Women!)

 A few blocks away,  a back lane is brightened by colour and pattern and by messages that celebrate diversity and inclusiveness

 This mural, which stretches down the lower length of a building and 'round its corner, was painted by female Muslim artist Doaa Jamal. An article in an online Muslim news site notes that "the mural, entitled 'Why can't they see us?', draws on verses of the Quran that speak to the diversity of creation and learning from our differences, utilizing a modern version of the traditional Kufic Arabic script. Many members of the Muslim community came out to help with the painting, meet one another and build relationships around a shared love for art and expression."

And this article posted by Simon Fraser University's Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies includes a video showing the mural being created.

Check out Doaa Jamal's own photo of her mural along with her description/explanation of what it represents for her here, on Instagram

 And a few blocks away, the urban- industrial nature of the neighbourhood has its own stark beauty in the late-afternoon sun. . .

 Something about these leaves, fallen on a windowsill, just below the reflection of the tree they've fallen from and another just across the street. . . .

And then yesterday, we headed off in a more residential direction, where the words "urban forest" came to mind. . .

 The fairy-tale charm (with the fairy-tale's dark edge of poison temptingly wrapped) of Amanita mushrooms, this polka-dotted Fly Agaric (common name) nestled up against a boulevard tree. . . and I couldn't help wonder about the mycorrhizal network undergirding the city, all the tree roots and fungal threads woven in centuries-old patterns below the ashphalt. . .

And of course I couldn't help hearing echoes of Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem, when I saw this "wanwood leafmeal" . . .

I'm preparing for some solo travel next month, planning to walk some faraway neighbourhoods with my camera (my iPhone camera, that is) and my sketchbook. But sometimes it's good to look in my own back yard with a traveler's eye. Hope you enjoyed this walk in my 'hood. . . 

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