Victim

She was an unwilling victim and he was her knight.

Simply written; the girl in the photo became a statistic.

The scene brought back memories of my high school graduation, way back when.

Plaça de la Seu, 2008

My aunt, too, was wounded by this prey. Those who sat around her became her victims.

No one who attended the ceremonies and sat in the sub-Saharan temperature of the non air-conditioned auditorium, in New York, was spared that day.

Aunt Anna subsequently found herself sitting alone.

What happened to this couple?

She suffered a similar indignity as my relative.

Pigeons!

Enough said.

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A Circle of Reason

I haven’t posted construction photos much, if at all, and they are my favorite pictures to shoot.

Memo: I will have to show you more in the future.

Anyway, barreling down Gran de Gràcia, in my usual lithe way, I saw these wonderful circular holes being drilled through a grandiose slab of white marble.

Gran de Gràcia
Barcelona, 2008

Cutting through marble, (a sacrilegious deed as throwing away Hershey Kisses Candy, gosh forbid) pains me immensely and I wondered why these workers were doing such a deed.

As I was taking pictures, un viejo antiquo, (an old man) turned to me and began talking.

He was very disgusted about the work he saw and explained to me in his animated way that these holes would never have been put there during Franco’s regime.

I got caught with my pants down. I didn’t expect simple picture taking to take on a political note.

I have enough trials and tribulations trying to make heads or tails on the American political system, the Bank Bailout, and Sarah Palin.

For me, I saw these holes as just holes placed in store fronts to protect them from stray cars veering into them.

Oh well … he had his idea and I had mine.

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Shanty Dass

His name is Shanty Dass meaning “servant of peace”.

He has followed his dreams for 40 years, traveling the world, learning many languages and even meeting with the Dali Lama.

Shanty Dass
Barcelona, 2008

How many of us can say that?!

His life has been filled with some ups and downs -- and lots of peace and tranquility.

How many of us can say that?!

Shanty Dass
Barcelona, 2008

The next time you enter la plaça de Pi, be sure to look around for a mild-mannered looking man with smiling eyes.

You won't be disappointed.

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