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| Linear history London, ON February 2025 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
I had brought my camera, but thanks to the sun-polished ice I’m too afraid to take it out of its cushy bag lest I take a tumble. So I’m shooting with a smartphone.
The only sound at first is that of the wind whistling through the electrical wires overhead. Yet the longer I stand perfectly still in the deep blue shadows, the more the soundtrack emerges.
Somewhere in the deep blue shadows, a loosely bolted street sign taps out a gentle rhythm. A single Canada Goose honks angrily above the brickwork before disappearing into a speck in the deep azure sky.
I imagine this neighbourhood once bustled with activity, fuelled by the energy of those living in the perfectly aligned rows of Victorian-style brick homes built hard up against the time-worn factories and warehouses. Zoning sure was different back then.
Soon enough the clock beckons me back to the everyday. I could stand in the middle of these hushed streets forever, but life on the outside doesn’t stop, especially for idyllic visits to a vanished past.
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