Day 80 - Around the World in 80 Days

Well not quite all the way around the world in 80 days but sounded good. Today was pretty much a photo day. It wasn't until a couple of days ago that I realised easter is this weekend - I thought it would have been a little bit later. Ah, as people are saying here, it is 'Spring Break' - yet still has a lot of snow on the ground. Just means not a great deal is open so spend the next couple of days chillin'.

There is just something about this place, whether it is this small country town or Canada in general, people make the place. I can stand 2m back from the curb yet cars will still stop to let you get across the street. When I was out taking photos down a street, cars would stop so as not to get in the way of the photograph (either that or they were stopping to check out some 'shifty' character) much like people would around tourists.

Even when walking around the street with a camera, random strangers would just make jovial comments and it is just awesome. I've now been around the town for a little bit to start to get into a couple of 'gossip' loops and you really get a feel for what is happening around the place. Such a welcoming sort of thing.

I guess when you live in a town/city/whatever, it really is a matter of not being able to see the forest from the trees. I often get the question "Why the hell would you come to The Pas?" What makes a person come to such a place with nothing to do... at least that is the implication that I read into it. Maybe I'm just a simpleton, but I can easily amuse myself and enjoy the general banter of everyday life.

Its funny to wander around the place here as every building in the town centre you can remember something about - what it was, things you did, people you use to know etc.

Anyhow in the afternoon I went back over to the junior high. Just happened to be in the school office (came in yesterday briefly and the person remembered who I was) and they had a photo that a fellow class mate took while I was standing right next to the guy taking the photo. I remember when he developed the photo in the photography class, I was wondering how he managed to get this photo. I was standing right there but didn't see the same thing.

It was a great photo and an image that always remained burned into my head, just had such an imprint. Funny to see it after all these years. It has been hanging there for 15 years and people probably don't think much about it.

Yet when I look at it, just see something so different - even the little story that went along with it. My friend took the photo and I was thinking of taking one of the chairs as well. Boy did this guy ever get upset that I even thought about taking the photo... when he got it developed, I could understand why. Even more curious to look at it now with 'artistic' eyes, as opposed to not knowing a thing way back when.