176/365: Village Party

176/365: Village Party, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 25th

So, thanks to the power of Facebook, I know what parties are happening in town even though I never go and don't have many friends. I don't like parties. But I LOVE photo opportunities.

This gig was in someone's barn, with hay all over the place, that's why they called it a Village Party.

175/365: Critical Mass Łódź

175/365: Critical Mass Łódź, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 24th

Critical Mass for June! I don't go very often, but I just felt like it this month. And they rode right past my house, so I didn't even have to ride up to the meeting point.

174/365: The bird

174/365: The bird, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 23rd

Today was Corpus Christi. I didn't go see any processions this year. The city was really quiet when I went for a walk- it's a holiday, everything is closed, and since it falls on a thursday, a lot of people use the opportunity to take a long weekend.

171/365: A colourful day

171/365: A colourful day, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 20th

The bike path along Jana Pawła is not very scenic, but always interesting in terms of colour.

170/365: Lodz Sewer Museum

170/365: Lodz Sewer Museum, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 19th

The so-called 'Inner Tube' (Dętka) sewer runs in a circle under the Plac Wolności in Łódź, and was one of the first segments of the city's sewage system, built in 1926. It was designed by the british engineer William Heerlein Lindley (the younger Lindley) and the construction was supervised by local engineer Stefan Skrzywan. It's a large sewer, 187 cm tall and 1,5 m wide, and was used for water retention in the event that one of the connecting sewers needed purging.

169/365: Squish

169/365: Squish, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 18th

One of the many abandoned buildings in Łódź (though there is at least one occupied apartment in this one still). Why is it folded over like that? I don't know. Maybe just for the sake of having windows.

166/365: Waffles of the Eclipse

166/365: Waffles of the Eclipse, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 15th

We didn't see the moon at all, but the waffles were yummy. (in this photo: Kasia and Antek)
We used my paternal grandmother Helena's (may she rest in peace) famous waffle iron, a German-made relic from my childhood and unbeatable versus the weakling low-watt teflon irons of today. :P

Then we sat on the roof waiting for the eclipse, but we saw nothing. Clouds!!!

Oh, and I got a haircut that morning. Haircuts, much like bike rides and waffles, also help against a bad mood. Quod erat illustrandum:

165/365: Coal

165/365: Coal, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 14th

I have central heating, but the neighbours to the left and right still use coal.
Also, I drew this today:

161/365: Water sprite

161/365: Water sprite, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 10th

Or the fountain in the Manufaktura shopping centre, if you want to be less mysterious.

158/365: Bad day

158/365: Bad day, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 7th

Very bad, horrible, no good at all, punch-a-wall and kick-a-trashcan kind of day.

155/365: Lodz by night

155/365: Lodz by night, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 4th

On International Neighbour's Day, Antek, who is not really my neighbour, called and said 'wanna come up to the roof?'

I did.

(he's got a hammock up there, too. So sweet.)

154/365: Dairy Shop

154/365: Dairy Shop, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 3rd

That is what used to be here, according to the sign. The writing down the side says cheese, eggs, butter, bread. I don't know how old this is but the grammar makes it seem dated.

153/365: Movies make you act crazy

153/365: Movies make you act crazy, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 2nd

We went to see Pirates, against all reviews and recommendations (I just wanted to see the ships). It wasn't that bad! Better than part three, certainly. And somehow it made us completely hyper.

152/365: Children's Day

152/365: Children's Day, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 1st

It's children's day today. Runaway balloons all over my street!

149/365: Games

149/365: Games, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

May 29th

Someone was having fun here. Kids in the city are creatures of great invention!

148/365: Flowers at the Green Market

148/365: Flowers at the Green Market, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

May 28th

Tinted marguerites, and my neighbourhood beyond them.

140/365: Deconstruction

140/365: Deconstruction, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

May 20th

The EC-1 power plant, getting a makeover to become a culture and media centre. We're anxiously awaiting the results of this project.

139/365: Light up Lodz

139/365: Light up Lodz, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

May 19th

A small happening by a street art group. "Our city is full of dark places," they said. "Let's light one of them up." They are trying to draw attention to good locations in Lodz which are not being used to their full potential. The space where they asked people to bring their lamps is a pretty decent stretch where trees grow, and there could be benches and grass, except now all that's there is dirt, dog poop and drunks peeing on the walls. So instead of a little park, a place to breathe and rest, we have a dirty, disgusting area which everyone avoids.

With the lamps, just for one evening, it became a magical place.