Saturday, April 11, 2009

Unphotographed; man and his dog

I have seen so many things lately that have gone unphotographed.

A licence plate that says Jakes- Kieran's best friend.

A little girl lying on the ground and refusing point blank to go a step further.

The errant blossom on the apple tree that came out about 4-5 months after all the other blossoms.

And today I would have liked to take a picture of the gentlemen I saw outside the Albany Warehouse this morning.

'Man 1' was a Maori guy, talk, very short hair, solid build, stacks of Moko (Tatoos) all over his face and arms, jeans and a singlet . In a word staunch. I know some people who would cross the road to avoid walking past a guy like this- out of a misguided sense of fear.

'Man 2' was an elderly gent. White hair, blue cotton shirt and a wool cardy and a pair of 'nice' trousers.... I expect he had some lovely walk socks underneath.

They were an unlikely pair. Man 1 was standing facing the shop doors as if waiting for some one to come. Man 2 was stooped on the ground in front of him and they were both talking about man 1's dog... a little white fluffy dog- a bichon, lhasa or cairn terrier type.

The whole scene just really appealed to my aesthetic because they were such a odd trio.

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