Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Streets of Maboneng
I haven't been to the Maboneng precinct in almost two years, oh my word, it was such a wonderful surprise. It had a totally different vibe. It had always felt to me like a girl going to a matrix dance in fancy dress, now it seems to fit better and feels more at ease. It was vibrant, expressive, brimming with colour and creativity. I wished I had brought my real camera, with the zoom lens, I would be able to get the close-ups, shots where they would not have the awareness of being photographed and I would have had a wonderful selection of portraits. Well, I will have to come back.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
On a day when I didn't go to work
I took a day off work and browsed through Everard Read, and at Circa they were still setting up the exhibition for the evening, First Thursday.
Would have loved to explore Keyes Art Mile but it was still so busy with labourers, construction works and store managers all trying to get things done. Laying the tiles for the stairs, paving the sidewalk and fitting lights etc. I wasn't sure if the scaffolding was going up or coming down, supports were being carried in and out, hmm. I am rather going to wait for the ta-da! moment when everything is complete.
Drove the short distance to Delta Cafe for lunch then walked around in the community vegetable garden before stumbling upon Bamboo Palace. Good chat with the guy there; sorry I didn't get his name. Anyway, lovely and eclectic collection of furniture, paintings and nic-nacs. Inspired to paint some furniture myself (but nothing really comes of it).
Before you know it it's late afternoon and I pop into the River Cafe (Sandton Field and Study centre) for an early supper. Then a walk along the river.
On the other side of the river, a stream really, amongst the trees and boulders, and within the fenced boundaries of the park, are groups of homeless or vagrants soaking up the last warmth of the sun before the cold of night creeps into their bones. Is it an unwritten agreement, by mutual consent, that they will remain on that side of the stream while on this side suburbans walk their dogs, jog or play ball with their children?
Would have loved to explore Keyes Art Mile but it was still so busy with labourers, construction works and store managers all trying to get things done. Laying the tiles for the stairs, paving the sidewalk and fitting lights etc. I wasn't sure if the scaffolding was going up or coming down, supports were being carried in and out, hmm. I am rather going to wait for the ta-da! moment when everything is complete.
Drove the short distance to Delta Cafe for lunch then walked around in the community vegetable garden before stumbling upon Bamboo Palace. Good chat with the guy there; sorry I didn't get his name. Anyway, lovely and eclectic collection of furniture, paintings and nic-nacs. Inspired to paint some furniture myself (but nothing really comes of it).
Before you know it it's late afternoon and I pop into the River Cafe (Sandton Field and Study centre) for an early supper. Then a walk along the river.
On the other side of the river, a stream really, amongst the trees and boulders, and within the fenced boundaries of the park, are groups of homeless or vagrants soaking up the last warmth of the sun before the cold of night creeps into their bones. Is it an unwritten agreement, by mutual consent, that they will remain on that side of the stream while on this side suburbans walk their dogs, jog or play ball with their children?
Friday, 23 September 2016
Summer in a crate
Found this crate in the basement, home to a dried-out paint roller, and thought: hmmm, I know what you could rather be doing this summer. So, onto my patio and a whole lot of plants dumped into it. Love it!
What a lot of fun
I come back from a visit with my family and my nieces have changed my background image on my phone. They have also taken several, I mean more than 20, photographs of their soft toys and 2 of their dogs. I guess it's easier to photograph the soft toys than the restless dogs. I am sure they had a lot of fun, and I had a good laugh when I found them in my gallery.
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