It's interesting how I gravitate towards dark or black things. Over the past couple of days, I have come across things that stick in my mind and all of them are black...
Yesterday, while I was walking back to work after lunch, I saw a crow. Just a small one and it was doing its best to stand on the roof of someone's car that had been parked in the lot while the occupant was inside the shopping centre. This wouldn't normally stick in my mind except that it has been really windy here lately and yesterday was no exception. So, here was this crow, its feathers ruffling all the while trying not to slide across the metal roof of the car. It didn't try to fly away or walk into the wind, and so I began to wonder if someone had stapled it there. I know that this would have been cruel but it was funny that the thought just popped into my head.
With the wind in my hair, I ventured out of the office again today. The wind is still howling here - something that I really enjoy seeing. It reminds me of the sheer power of nature and how we really have no control over it. I went down to the bookstore on campus to buy some trail mix (as I am once again on the avoid bread thing) and I saw this black labrador dog, that was slightly overweight, standing near a tree with a chain leash that was not attached to anything. I thought it a little unusual that he had a leash but it wasn't tied to the tree... it just dragged on the ground. The owner, probably having noticed this perplexed look on my face, suddenly called the dog by name. Willis. What an interesting name for a dog. Was he named after the older brother on the series Diff'rent Strokes or the star of Moonlighting and Die Hard fame? I should have asked, I suppose. Willis. What a name for a dog!
Lastly, on my way back from the bookstore, I saw a solitary glove lying on the walkway. And, yes, it was black too. I should probably have picked it up and took it to the lost & found but instead thought "Man! Should have had my camera". I am always inspired by lost items. I think they make for really interesting photos...
I passed by the spot where Willis was the first time but he, and his owner had gone. And I was still thinking that I should have brought my camera...
Yesterday, while I was walking back to work after lunch, I saw a crow. Just a small one and it was doing its best to stand on the roof of someone's car that had been parked in the lot while the occupant was inside the shopping centre. This wouldn't normally stick in my mind except that it has been really windy here lately and yesterday was no exception. So, here was this crow, its feathers ruffling all the while trying not to slide across the metal roof of the car. It didn't try to fly away or walk into the wind, and so I began to wonder if someone had stapled it there. I know that this would have been cruel but it was funny that the thought just popped into my head.
With the wind in my hair, I ventured out of the office again today. The wind is still howling here - something that I really enjoy seeing. It reminds me of the sheer power of nature and how we really have no control over it. I went down to the bookstore on campus to buy some trail mix (as I am once again on the avoid bread thing) and I saw this black labrador dog, that was slightly overweight, standing near a tree with a chain leash that was not attached to anything. I thought it a little unusual that he had a leash but it wasn't tied to the tree... it just dragged on the ground. The owner, probably having noticed this perplexed look on my face, suddenly called the dog by name. Willis. What an interesting name for a dog. Was he named after the older brother on the series Diff'rent Strokes or the star of Moonlighting and Die Hard fame? I should have asked, I suppose. Willis. What a name for a dog!
Lastly, on my way back from the bookstore, I saw a solitary glove lying on the walkway. And, yes, it was black too. I should probably have picked it up and took it to the lost & found but instead thought "Man! Should have had my camera". I am always inspired by lost items. I think they make for really interesting photos...
I passed by the spot where Willis was the first time but he, and his owner had gone. And I was still thinking that I should have brought my camera...
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