nobody told me...

before we left for seattle

i asked a number of people

"we only have one day downtown....what should we do or see"

and

most of the responses were the same

~

space needle

pike place market

seattle underground

the aquarium

~

but

nobody told me about

the bubble gum wall

that we found all on our own

~

we had time to kill. the bridge to get us out of downtown was closed for the blue angels practicing overhead. the cobblestone street under the market called my name towards the water. we saw lots of people. it was dark at first and then daylight poured in. right before our eyes. bubble gum everywhere.

~

honestly

as gross as it was

it was truly extraordinary and amazing and beautiful

but

somehow

i'm not sure everyone would agree with me

while we were admiring the wall

a stock photographer was photographing this girl

and

during one of their breaks

i asked if i could take her photo

and

they both smiled and said

absolutely

~

i actually asked and photographed many strangers on this trip

~which you all know i love to do~

but

this girl

against this wall

~

well

for a photographer like myself

it was close to the most perfect day

ever

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