New Banners

They were new when I took this photo a couple of weeks ago.

For the non-backlit view see below.

Cambie Village

The Art

The Inspiration

Bay Windows

Keeping with the fall theme I'm including a pic of this pumpkin coloured building in Strathcona. By describing it as pumpkin coloured I'm exhibiting a personal bias. It may be more like butternut squash coloured but I love pumpkin pie, I don't eat squash. Ugh!

This photo was the happy result of my taking a detour from the route I had planned. Next to these buildings I discovered the small Rediron Studio and Gallery here on East Georgia St. 

The gallery had a show of super photographs of early Vancouver houses in the neighbourhood taken by Louise Francis-Smith . 

Banners #3

The United Way Campaign is in full swing. 

I was using the telephoto for this shot. If the cyclist was as close as he appears I would have dropped my camera. If I'd been more alert I would have included all of the map reader. 

Do not be deceived. The weather last week was perfect. It's been perfectly drab the last couple of days. 

I may include another shot from this walk over the bridge tomorrow. 

Banners #2

It's Public Art Day on VDP by wayne once again. This permanent set of banners is installed along the Windsor Bikeway.

Market Bags

I sense many furrowed brows trying to figure out the title.

Perhaps I should sign up for Theme Day. I like the lines in this shot. Most of them are trolley wires (called the overhead). I am a big fan of our trolley system and may post more on it one of these days. But that isn't what this post is about. 

It's about the banners, sort of. I knew the banners were sometimes put up for auction when they were replaced but I gather many were scrapped. Now they are used by an organization called Sewing With Heart. The banners are made into market shopping bags by people with mental illness and sold at local businesses. 

I hadn't heard about this until I read an old magazine in the doctor's office. It's a worthy enterprise that deserves more publicity.