Last weekend was a glorious weekend, weather wise, here in utopia. I came up for the weekend with Josh and have managed to run out without him or drag him to a couple of locations, and get a tiny bit of photographing done for my new utopia projet. One big wonderful thing I managed to accomplish is to find a willing person who had explored this area already and is willing to show me spots that have the utopian allure I am trying to capture. I think what will be most challenging in this project is getting the portraits of the utopians that I am hoping for. I didn't have the bravery to dare speak with anyone while I was dragging Josh along with me today (Oh, how MORTIFIED my kids are if I dare speak about my photography in front of them, so strange!!) and there is definitely an us/them vibe happening in town, so photos of the lake population won't be hard, but photos of the town dwellers might prove more challenging. I missed a great opportunity this afternoon, when I pointed my camera towards a spot and glanced someone illegally fishing in the river which runs through town, except he turned and fled before I could get my bearings. Such disappointment!! I might have to hire someone to reenact it for me.
When I'm really looking around here I see all sorts of oddball things, like someone unloading a severly handicaped person off of a handicap van to some guys who appeared to be waiting besides their bicycles behind some abandoned factories. What the hell, right? I should probaby watch the news now and make sure no one has been reported missing from their care facility. I have the license plate number of the van because I grabbed a shot before they started yelling NO PHOTOS and since there were more of them than there were of me I hightailed it out of there. I would be much braver if I had a body guard. Too bad lake guy doesn't pose much of a threat , with his cane and all. If only they could see his arsenal! I wonder if a short limping man with a cross bow would guarantee my safety or if he'd have to up it something bigger or even automatic. Yeah, he's prepared for armageddon.
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