The dogs don’t understand. Holiday or not, they want their walks. Even the aging dog who sees things still wants to go for long walks, just not as fast.
That’s okay with me.
I get the chance to look around and see stuff. I saw this scene about ten minutes into our walk. Then… nothing. That’s fine. It happens when it happens.
Yesterday was fine day. Coolish and bright. I opened the office/studio windows, proceeded to turn up the music and let the neighbors know that we were awake. You have no idea what live Bob Dylan does to the neighborhood. I supposed it’s better than lining up three or four buses on the street and letting them run so that the electricity keeps flowing.
No. I’m not that inconsiderate. Sometimes you just have to do your job and it gets a little loud. Yeah, even the loud Dylan is part of my job if you want me to write, right?
I wished this paid something. Photography barely pays these days. My other career has been shut down for over a year. We are talking about going back to work soon. That would be nice.
I’ll have to park some of those busses outside so they can be prepped. Their motors will take at least 45 minutes of warming up, belching diesel smoke all the while. And, that’s just to get to the point where needed work can be done.
One more thing. I don’t have a class whatever license. Hopefully the beat cops who patrol our neighborhood will just shake their heads and smile.
Or, not.
Maybe the pandemic will keep us shut down yet again. If all those people who won’t wear masks or social distance keep doing that, this will never end.
You know what Jerry Seinfeld said?
“People! They’re the worst.”
I don’t really believe that, but sometimes…
Doggo walked right to the place in front the trees. She wasn’t seeing any subject. She was just sniffing around.
The weather has been pretty dry for the last three days. We had two days of rain earlier. Everything smells different to her.
While she sniffed, I made a few pictures. Then, we walked. And, I made no more pictures.
I probably made a few exposures, the camera fighting me all the way. Or, rather the phone did.
Technology is defeating me these days. I didn’t care this time because nothing was moving, but if this was something like a second line I’d be pretty unhappy.
Admittedly, this picture took some work in editing. Remember, it’s fairly difficult to control the exposure. The phone exposed for the trees which blew everything out, especially the sun and surrounding areas.
The picture looks a little over cooked to me, but I give up. I think it’s time to use the phone for everything but making pictures.
No worries. My abandoning the phone as a camera won’t matter to the billions of people who continue to do it.
STORYTELLER 
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