During the Pandemic,
Many have been waiting for Barber Shops and Hair Salons to re-open.
People need haircuts.
Likewise,
The Vancouver Public Labyrinth has been in need of a Grass Cut.
Today was that day . . .
Grateful to The City of Vancouver / Vancouver Parks Board staff for carefully cutting overgrown grass around the Vancouver Public Labyrinth !
Even though I wasn’t able to walk my Vancouver Public Labyrinth on this Pandemic Summer Solstice,
Grateful to see that at least one Vancouverite did . . .
This drone image of Habitat Island captured by Vancitypixels was inspired by Jeremy Lee’s Drone Image of the same.
Like Jeremy’s drone photograph of Habitat Island in False Creek,
This image incidentally also includes TWO of my Labyrinths !
First one, Vancouver Public Labyrinth, is easily visible and shown here.
The second one is barely visible,
That’s my Green Masking Tape Labyrinth I made on the round cement art podium in Hinge Park.
This drone photograph was captured around 7 p.m. on June 6 2020.
It’s that time of year when the grass grows tall and the rocks outlining the design are almost hidden from view, yet the Path of The Labyrinth remains well worn, and The Centre is visible.
My Friend and Brother in Islam, Jeremy, on this Friday, Direct Messaged this photograph of him standing inside The Centre of Vancouver Public Labyrinth.
Time of year when Grass grows tall,
Stones outlining my design are almost hidden from view,
As
Jeremy stands inside The Centre of The Vancouver Public Labyrinth.https://t.co/15vtARhVzB
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#HabitatIsland #HingePark #falsecreekseawall pic.twitter.com/PrIa0LXAS8— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) May 30, 2020
To my knowledge,
this is the first aerial drone image of my Vancouver Public Labyrinth.
Grateful to Jeremy Lee in Vancouver for sharing his drone image on Instagram.
His intention was to capture Habitat Island,
My Stone Labyrinth being in view was a bonus.
I rotated the Instagram image 90 degrees to reflect a true east-west orientation.
Incidentally,
The round cement circle you can see in Hinge Park is the location of my Green Masking Tape Labyrinth !
My Hinge Park Labyrinth has since become a Ghost Labyrinth with barely a walkable masking tape outline remaining at present.
The south east quadrant of the Vancouver Public Labyrinth dips just enough to allow rainwater to pool into puddle nurturing tall grass . . .
You can still make out the path.
It follows where the grass grew tall around the rocks and stones which outline the Labyrinth . . .
Nature nurturing a Hedge Maze from within my Stone Labyrinth ?
Happy to see my Vancouver Public Labyrinth remains well trodden, still walkable, and mostly intact.
Grateful.
Many Thanks Francois for maintaining the cement circle in Hinge Park which triples as BMX Flatland, Yoga Platform, and Labyrinth . . .
BMX Flatlanding upon my Ghost Labyrinth, which began life as the Green Masking Tape Labyrinth in Hinge Park, Olympic Village, Vancouver . . .
Behind this pup is my slightly green-covered stone Vancouver Public Labyrinth . . .
BMX Flatlanding . . .
“I had the privilege of attending the “Crossing the Threshold” weekend from Birthing from Within in Vancouver.
I am in love with their philosophy and approach and I couldn’t be happier I attended.
As a First Nations woman and physician, it isn’t easy to ever feel fully “at home” in any type of training I attend, but this one had all the feels.
It informs not only how I work with birthing families, but my entire way of practicing medicine and being a human.
I was blown away by the weekend and the amount of reflection, compassion, and transformation they packed into such a short period of time.
I am standing in the middle of this Labyrinth in this photo, and I have loved learning more about the symbolism of this ancient path.
The First Nations Health Authority generously sponsored my attendance to this training without question.
It is serendipitous and perfect everything came together for me to attend, as it is exactly what my soul needed in this moment. 🌀🌱✨”
The Labyrinth I made using Green Masking Tape on this round cement Art Podium in Hinge Park, Vancouver, appears still visible and walkable . . .