Yesterday, I took this picture of a trash barrel being rolled — by a guy, pictured on the left — near Boston’s Fenway Park.
Immediately after I took a picture of that, the guy asked me the question du jour.
What are you taking a picture of?
My immediate response, as I pointed at the trash barrel, was this:
Sucks.
… which was an interesting communication, when you think about it.
Imagine what might happen, if somebody were to point toward a stranger and say:
Sucks.
Here’s what happened to me, yesterday. I asked him if I could also take a picture of his t-shirt.
While I think my answer left something to be desired, I believe his question
What are you taking a picture of?
… is a very good one. So, I am going to invite all my readers, today, to similarly question the other pictures I took yesterday.
Ask yourself, what WAS I taking a picture of?
What was I taking a picture of, right there? That’s Fanon — from my workplace garage — showing his reaction to how I look to him, after my recent cardiac-related surgery.
What else was I taking a picture of, after I took a picture of Fanon?
If, while you were reading this post, you wondered
What ARE you taking a picture of?
… or you thought
Sucks.
… or there was anything else you’d like to share, I hope I have the option of taking a picture of any comment you make, below.
Hey! What’s Deborah Harry — from the group Blondie — taking a picture of, in this 1978 performance of “Picture This”?
What might you take a picture of, now?
As we used to say when I was a kid:
Take a picture, it’ll last longer.
Can you picture me now, thanking (1) everybody who helped me create this post and (2) you?