Anodyne
Monday, May 16, 2005
 
Secret Garden

Right at the edge of Kingsgate Mall, possibly the most decrepit shopping mall in all of Western Canada, lovingly referred to by locals as, "Hellsgate." Caramel-and-russet 70s theme; liquor store, rental furniture outfit, Bargain Land, great huge echoing space full of retail fixtures where the Saan store used to be; pimp- and ho- shop; Radio Shack; Dollar Land; card tables left over from the weekend's big Yui-Gi-Oh tourmanent.

But outside, on the far side of the parking lot: rhododendrons (blossoming), irises (ditto), fresh bark mulch, long wild grasses and native shrubs. A little hidden garden, decrepit and usually full of guys passed out in the undergrowth, but beautiful in the spring after rain.
- posted by cjb @ 9:00 PM


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