Category Archives: Month-End Reflections

Nothing Has to Make Sense

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Dave Pollard

image of Hoy Creek Trail; screenshot from the video linked below from KWG Vids One of my favourite walks, just a couple of minutes from home, is the Hoy Creek trail that runs from the “city centre” (which is actually … Continue reading →

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Plus Ça Change: Lessons from a Mall

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Dave Pollard

current mall/parking lot footprint near my home, showing proposed towers It has been above 35ºC (close to 100ºF) all week here in Coquitlam. Like most Vancouverites I have no air conditioning. On top of that, I’m on Day 15 since … Continue reading →

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The Way It Is

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Dave Pollard

view out my window on Friday I‘m walking along the river path near my home and when I look up, there’s a black bear walking toward me. Not a big deal, I know, but a new experience for me. And … Continue reading →

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Up On the Roof

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Dave Pollard

My favourite Michael Leunig cartoon, and one of his darkest. I stand on the rooftop, 400 feet up, overlooking the city, the river, the forests and mountains beyond. I am filled with despair, with righteous indignation, with fear. I know … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Dave Pollard

image from pexels, CC0 When a loved one is very self-destructive you can’t control their fate; at some point you’ve just got to let them make their mistakes and hope something in them wakes up before they wind up dead. … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Fjord

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dave Pollard

topographical map of the Burrard Inlet, image from UBC what will become of those who cannot learn the terrible knowledge of cities — Richard Shelton, Requiem for Sonora When I lived on Bowen Island, I could look out my window … Continue reading →

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Portrait

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Dave Pollard

image by aalmeidah from Pixabay , CC0 Restless again, and enjoying the first night in over a week that we haven’t been shrouded in a thick winter fog, I wander the suburban streets. This time I’ve had the sense to follow … Continue reading →

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Random Walk

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Dave Pollard

So I go out for a walk, in the moonlight. There’s still some snow on the lawns of the houses I pass. I make my way to the river path, and wander along the river, heading north. The full moon … Continue reading →

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