Hidden talents
I pulled into the parking lot of the Tim Horton’s at Weber and Bridgeport in Waterloo on Friday night. From a distance, it appeared as though there was a person hunched over on the ground outside the entrance. But considering it was late and there was little light I just assumed my eyes were playing tricks on me. They weren’t.
As I got out of my car, I realized my sight had not betrayed me. There was a person, on all fours, on the ground outside the door. A medium-sized black dog was curled up next to him. As unusual as the sight was, what struck me as even more odd was what the man was doing. He had, spread out in front of him on the sidewalk, a series of architectural drawings. I recognized a front elevation of a house, and the “architect” had his rulers and slides in an array in front of him. Why he chose to make this his working space I’m not entirely sure. And though I’m certainly no expert, the drawings looked pretty good from where I was standing.
I guess when someone launches “Canadian Idol: The Architect’s Edition,” I know where they can begin their search for talent.