Struggling

Yesterday morning I did a Bible walk with some folks from Mountview Uniting Church. One of the things they asked me was to tell them the story of someone I know from the street who’s had their life transformed. I said that I know a lot of people who’ve been able to make changes in [...]

Laneway gardening

Someone rather clever has been doing some guerilla gardening in our laneway:

Laneway Labyrinth with City Mob

After our Seeds City Mob dinner tonight I led us on a Laneway Labyrinth walk.
Before we left on the walk, Dave decided to hang up in our laneway some rather dreadful art that another Urban Seed resident got out of a dumpster several years ago:
 
On a Laneway Labyrinth walk, we spend about an hour walking silently [...]

‘We can not kill love’

Graffiti in our laneway:

(Hope you had a good Valentines Day.)

Twigs

Next to Central Square in Ballarat.

North Shore candles, grey zucchinis and lamb pie

Went down to North Shore again this morning.

Afterwards went and got some grey zucchinis (I had never heard of them before) to take for lunch. (Luke has organised some lunches where everyone has to bring a vegetable to contribute to the meal, so that people can make a contribution rather than [...]

Two rivers and ‘thirteen hours on a bus’

So, on Wednesday me and Adam and David and Peter went over to the Nepean River. There was a rope there, hanging from a really tall pine tree, which people use to swing over the water.

Afterwards we got some lunch in Emerton and got some groceries, and I got a [...]

‘Writings on the wall and for Brumby it’s the blight of day’

THE world’s most famous graffiti artist, Banksy, once said Melbourne’s street art was arguably the nation’s most significant contribution to the arts since the Aborigines’ pencils were stolen.
He is possibly biased, but Melbourne City Council also appears to value it highly, recently covering a Banksy stencil in Cocker Alley with perspex to prevent its being [...]

Wer da luv?

I saw this a while back, in La Trobe Lane (Chinatown) but was fairly hestitant to share it anywhere, thinking it was a bit shallow and clichéd. I wonder if that’s actually an indication of the shallowness of my understanding of love?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not [...]

Pop art and street art

Moved my stuff to the new backpackers. Seems a lot cleaner and tidier, and it doesn’t smell. There seems to be a lot of students staying there.
Ended up wandering around Surry Hills today, and eventaully finding Paddington. Was a lot of street art in Paddington, compared to anywhere else I’ve been in Sydney.

Found [...]