Archive for October 9th, 2023
What crows see
Monday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As described last week, a humble narrator was scuttling downhill along the face of Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington and recording a series of views from on high. After capturing a series of train photos, one continued along his way. There was a sports ball tournament playing out on an athletic field down below, and I couldn’t help but pop out a few more shots of all that.
I don’t know if the fire brigade had been dispatched or were on duty in case of an injury, but there they were.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The sports ball teams were busily pushing each other about. My understanding is that this particular field hosts high school teams from the greater Pittsburgh Metro region, but that’s second hand knowledge which has somehow infiltrated my mind.
Another bit of software – like religiosity – which never got installed in my mind is the ability to care about, or have any interest whatsoever, in sports. I’ve never been the ‘athletic’ type, and most of the people I know, or whom I’m related to that are… well, they’re generally not my favorite companions.
Want to talk about Star Trek? Superman, maybe? That’s me, as I’m a total and complete nerd. I can also talk, quite intelligently, about sewage.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Along my path, a nice shot of that Ukrainian church I’m fascinated by appeared. My next destination was a bit of a scuttle away from this spot, and along the way there were a triad of fellows watching the game. One of them was caught on the horns of a dilemma, while trying to figure out if he wanted to mug me and take the camera for himself.
He was younger than I, quite well muscled, and he also had the two friends, so I definitely would have lost this battle. Saying that, my Brooklyn honed street senses had already worked out a plan of attack (the English move) and defense which would have resulted in him having a fantastically expensive and painful experience at the Dentist’s office, afterwards. A well used camera ain’t worth all that much, so there’s that too.
Of course, being a New Yorker I spotted him and gauged his intentions from a good fifty feet away, and thereby did my usual evasion thing to sidestep trouble. Thing about Pittsburgh is that people walk around like they’re safe or something… but like sports and religion, that’s also something I ain’t got.
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