I simply could not resist sharing more photos of the gorgeous spring here! I also have one strange story of what happened yesterday as I got a little snap-happy...it perfectly characterizes the type of neighbors we have.As I was photographing this lovely Bradford Pear near our house, a burly dad holding a rake hurries down the sidewalk towards me. "Stop!" he says.
I pause.
"You can't take a picture of that tree. You're stealing its soul."
You kidding me? I don't know what to say. Suddenly feeling guilty for some reason, I stammer, "I...uh...I live down the street and just wanted to take pictures of some of these beautiful trees in our neighborhood...uh..."
"You're a freak," he says.
With wide eyes, all I can do is stare at him.
He stares back, dead serious, and then cracks a smile. "Just kidding. My wife [who is watching tentatively from the front yard] told me not to, but I thought it'd be funny to come over here and pester you."
[Polite grin and fake laugh] "Haha. Well, see ya!" Thoroughly weirded out, I go on my merry way.
4 comments:
that is hilarious....you freak. hee hee. i LOVE the picture of the blades of grass. what a great perspective!
Oh my gosh...scary neighbor man...take the mace next time you go a-snapping! I loved imagining this scene though and think it is an hilarious illustration of your neighborhood.
Steal its soul? That man gives treehuggers a bad name! Beautiful pictures, Stine. It makes me excited for our house - our kitchen has the most beautiful view of our neighbor's trees across the street.
beautiful pictures...i'm a tad jealous. we had two days in the 70s/80s and then we got 5 inches of SNOW again....what the ?!?!?!?!?!?!
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