Another song from my 2024 Alchemy Album (Edge of a Cliff). The reason why I don’t want to release any music for now is because when something is released it is very difficult to take down. I prefer things fluid. Only time can tell me whether I want live with these songs or not. What happens after a year is, I want to slightly change the lyrics.
Category: Offscreen
things we see when we take our eyes off the screen
Goji Berries Harvest
Goji in the backyard. Sound is the first song from my unreleased Alchemy Album from 2024.
Été indien, Indian Summer October 2025
We had two beach days in October (30 celsius), blazing sun, and trees turning, multicolor leaves flying in the wind and mixing with the river. First time I see the light like this at this time of the year.
shot yesterday at Parc des rapides, Ile des hérons, Vague à Guy, and further west in Lasalle. The river is retreating further and I see more people swimming downstream, not just the surfers. But frankly, in spite of the heat, the water temp is beyond freezing. I don’t know how people don’t get hypothermia. I can’t take more than a dip.
Sunset, Pont Pierre Laporte
Correcting an initial mistake in the title: the bridge is not Jacques Cartier, but Pierre Laporte. It is quite obvious, Jacques Cartier Bridge doesn’t give you that much river view and unobstructed sun to look at. It is more urban and unimpressive to be fair. Pierre Laporte connects the Quebec City north and south shore.
I was listening to this trans set/track on the VIA train and it was very appropriate for the view – never seen the Sun so bright and the River so shallow, pre-apocalyptic but still beautiful
Sunrise over Mont Tremblant (39 second preview)
Leaves have already turned in the Laurentians due to unusually cold and dry weather. I’d say 3 weeks too early. It’s really really really freezing in the morning.
Jardins de lumières cette année (extrait de 12 secondes)
Not Art
a powerful message on a wall – only in Toronto can you see a mural that is not vandalized
Today at 7pm
Saturday Afternoon
So far, I haven’t seen one lake in the Laurentians that goes deeper than waist-level. I thought all water beds had dried out due to lack of rain, but it is not the case of the Saint-Lawrence River. This river is really deep, it moves, it is surfable at spots, and it is really really dangerous overall (unlike those lakes up there). People do drown every week, especially immigrants. That’s why there is a free swimming pool not far.
Also, please be respectful of the homeless settlements by the river. It is a huge coastline. There is plenty of room for everyone. For anyone out there in a tent, I consider that they have privacy rights that arise out of taking possession to the land and establishing a clear dwelling with the knowledge of the city, which means that they can exclude others for their personal safety.
ONe important nuance, the mood in the city is highly irritable. I myself am a different person after bathing in a lake. No amount of bathing in the city can bring back that state of mind. Being irritable, high stress, and rude around here makes interactions easier, because it is what everyone is working with. If you’re in a lighter mood, you will be treated like a tourist (not great).
these mini-jungles are largely dominated by red sumac trees, a very beautiful but invasive species, it needs to be managed. There were fallen sumac trees all throughout the overgrown trails. Some of the spots close to the Rapids are total chaos and difficult to access, but also less desirable for unhoused individuals.
When the wilderness calls.. again
it does call a lot these days.. you can easily guess where this. The lonely sign says something in the line “swimming forbidden, dangerous” in French because it is off-national-park area, and there is nobody to enforce, so what happens is between you and the water.
