A Scenic World

Day Four: The Ventures’ “Frosty the Snowman”

I had a great plan for this photo. It’s been around 80 degrees here the last week or so. So I was going to get a chocolate snowman and take a photo of him melting in the foreground while I frolicked in summer clothing in the background. Brilliant, right?

Regardless of the plan, it was completely and utterly thwarted. First, as soon as I woke up, I heard that the heat was on. When I went outside to see what the temperature was like, I realized that not only was it NOT in the 80’s, it was cold enough to need a sweater and a coat.

I donned both and headed for the convenience store down the block to purchase my chocolate snowman. Of course they didn’t have any. I opted for a marshmallow one and walked back.

I REALLY wasn’t looking forward to going outside in summer gear in the cold, so I procrastinated for as long as possible. Finally, I forced myself into the cold, carrying snowman (obviously), camera, tripod, a box of stationary to set the snowman on in the grass, and some bubbles (the frolicking part).

I commenced to set up the shot with the camera on the ground. While I was in the process of doing so, no fewer than EIGHT PEOPLE walked away from the sidewalk and into my yard to ask me what I was doing. EIGHT! No one had ever asked me before, except for my next-door neighbor, who comes outside to talk to me any time she hears my door open, and the little three-year-old across the street, who usually just yells at me from the window.

Who are these people who would WALK INTO SOMEONE’S YARD to talk to them while they’re obviously busy doing something? Seriously! I walk a good bit, and I see people in their yards, and I JUST KEEP WALKING.

I was pretty annoyed by the last one, plus I was freezing, so I just went inside. Of course, I still had to take a shot and post something, so I went outside and took this rather silly photo. It has none of the original elements I’d planned and none of the artistry. Ah, well. Time for work!