09-12-26

This park, John Hendry Park, whoever John Hendry might be, is beautifully contrived. (John Hendry was a co-owner of one of the first saw mills in Vancouver that was located at Trout Lake. I don't think I particularly like the idea of a park being named after a man who's livelihood involved polluting the lake which was a water source for his mill, and also a man who was directly responsible for the rapid and unsustainable deforestation of much of Western Canada's environment.) I might take up painting if this fascination with its landscapes keeps up. The architect of it has undoubtedly not received the attention he or she deserves for the vignettes the park sets up every time you adventure into it are nothing short of stunning. Frederick Law Olmstead, eat your heart out.