https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/victorian/ Recent content in Victorian on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:56:39 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-04-15-astonishingly-some-suburban-houses-in/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:56:39 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-04-15-astonishingly-some-suburban-houses-in/ <p>Astonishingly, some suburban houses in Cape Town have retained their original low walls without their inhabitants being murdered nightly, presumably.</p> <p>Though I also know it’s a relief when people don’t regularly hop into your yard. Cape Town is a cruel city. And being “middle class” here (actually being in the top 5% nationally) puts you in a weird place in terms of how to react to the countless people struggling at the margins. There’s a lot of ignoring, pretence, occasional sympathy, and the ever-popular blaming-the-poor-for-their-poverty.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-06-06-more-obz-victoriana-on-the/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:36:01 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-06-06-more-obz-victoriana-on-the/ <p>More Obz Victoriana on the new street.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-06-03-observatory-its-the-mixture-of/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:52:21 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-06-03-observatory-its-the-mixture-of/ <p>Observatory. It’s the mixture of Victorian cake-like prettiness with a layer of middle-income country grime.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-03-22-observatory-pit-stop-listening-to/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:14:02 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-03-22-observatory-pit-stop-listening-to/ <p>Observatory pit stop. Listening to <a href="https://instagram.com/danharmon">@danharmon</a> expressing imposter syndrome and people generally being confused who Asterix is #americanproblems. <a href="https://instagram.com/hello_sailor_bistro">@hello_sailor_bistro</a> in that quiet pre rush hour calm that makes you feel that Cape Town life. Then practice with Sister Ray - our band that only plays Sister Ray by The Velvet Underground.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-07-13-lower-main-road-observatory-victoriana/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:13:23 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-07-13-lower-main-road-observatory-victoriana/ <p>Lower Main Road #observatory #victoriana in #colour.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-03-13-lunch-hellosailorbistro-again-this-is/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:15:38 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-03-13-lunch-hellosailorbistro-again-this-is/ <p>#lunch <a href="https://instagram.com/hello_sailor_bistro">@hello_sailor_bistro</a> again. This is a typical #edwardian or #Victorian #southafrican #shop front. At top right you can see the tail of a #dassault #mirage #jet #fighter with the #wasp of #3rd #squadron of the #saaf.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-03-03-my-fav-gun-the-bulldog/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:20:09 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-03-03-my-fav-gun-the-bulldog/ <p>My #fav #gun.</p>