Wobbly Bench
It looks like this bench is going to be needing some attention pretty soon. It might be heading sideways, with a crash, at anytime now. I had a little help as I was setting up to take this shot the other afternoon. The young, blonde chap in the window of this cafe was waving at me and making stupid faces constantly, as I attempted to photograph the blue bench amid this display of flowers. I had to chuckle to myself. When my parents were away, distracted with one of the other kids or ordering ice cream for us, this was certainly something that I would have pulled. This kid was pretty persistent in his antics too. His expressions and arms were in a constant state of motion for a time. He must have been a wee bit disappointed, as I snapped and moved on down the street.
It's not often that you get a living, breathing glance at the 'back then'.
Sunday afternoon, I think I might have.
Look closely.
It's me!
Back then.
Smile!
It's a candid camera.
Could have been me too.
ReplyDeleteKids....what did you expect. It could have been any of us although my Mother would have disapproved of the antics.
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Would not want to sit in that one! Street photography comes with its risks, like kids making faces! They always see us first!
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He's got his photo bombing technique pretty well organized.
ReplyDeleteIt happens, I usually wait, but sometimes you get tired...
ReplyDeleteI can believe that that would have been you!
ReplyDeleteDespite the blond rascal, I LOVE the scene. Beautiful blue bench surrounded by flowers is worthy of your attention. You really should send this to VP for his Bunch of Benches blog. I answered you question about Dinkytown on my blog.
ReplyDeletetoo cute. monster child. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, you could have gone inside, hollered, "Santa's not real", and walked right out.
ReplyDeleteLol. It's a delightful scene though.
ReplyDeleteClearly met his match. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd everyone thought I had given up on carpentry.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing good to say about photo bombers. They should get out their cell phones and take a selfie.
Who among your make readers would not have (correction: did not make) faces like that when they were kids? I still like the shot. Very colorful. Including the wavy kayak reflected in the windows.
ReplyDeleteYou entered into the space-time continuum and revisited yourself. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how little things can take us back to the past. Love the bench and the scene. Though I hope someone will take care of it, because it looks like a nice place to sit and rest.
ReplyDeletePerfect photo, the flowers, the beautiful blue bench, except it is learning and the kid is making faces. A Stephen King kind of scene. A book "The Blue Bench" or something.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly know how to compose a photograph.
ReplyDeleteThis guy knows what to do with tourists!
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