I forgot how much I enjoy the editing part of photo taking. These two shots were from a walk in Blaine last July.
One reason I think I stopped walking for awhile there was an encounter I had on the Green River Trail here in Tukwila. I saw this guy emerging from some bushes along the trail that was isolated a bit, halfway between two roads, with the river on one side and a high concrete barrier on the other side. I kept walking, and just as I was passing him, he blocked my path with his bicycle and accused me of "stalking" him. His eyes were scary, and he said "I should just run you over right now..." As he moved towards me, I lifted up my Canon camera to defend myself. I remember thinking to myself, "Damn! I don't want to spend money on a new camera!" After a bizarre conversation that lasted 5 or 6 minutes, we did a little walking dance down the path with me trying to walk away, and he doing these little charges with his bike. He finally passed me by, and I continued my walk with my heart beating double time. While part of me is sad about his homeless and mental state situation, that episode scared the crap out of me! I now have a pepper spray thingy, and I'm walking again and trying to stay in "safer" areas. Also, I'm riding my bicycle more.