De Lorimier and Ontario Streets

Had to get out, so I went a little east, and ended up in this brand new park which is still being set up, at the foot of the Jacques Cartier Bridge, by the streets I indicated in the title. The sod was just freshly laid, and very soft. The middle is kind of a depression, like a natural ampitheatre. The church is on the other side of Ontario street. Those are supposed to be cars passing in front of it, and construction materials. A group of kids was playing Frisbee football while I was there. Later, one of them came up to me to see what I was drawing. He had glasses and straight bangs, like a little Harry Potter, but darker in tone. He asked me whether I spoke English or French, and I replied "Mostly English." I asked him what languages he spoke, and he said French, English, and Tamil.

He asked if I could do a drawing of him and his friend. I said maybe another time. I've given kids drawings before: it's a nice thing to do. But I never know what happens to them. I assume they get smunched up during playing. Or maybe they're treasured.

I like talking to people while I'm drawing. It seems to be a way to bring people in, and few are ever afraid. A little girl once dropped two handfuls of dirt on a watercolour I was doing. Didn't harm it, but I wonder why she did that.

The writing on the bottom says "By the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Phase 1, $16,000,000." I copied this from a sign identifying the project.