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HUMMINGBIRD FLUTTER

1/22/2021

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I venture off to take photos of a hole in the ground, one I had stumbled upon once before. Finding the previously empty reservoir now being turned into a park, I am pleased but also a little sad to see the emptiness filled. 

I wander around the neighborhood near my old art school. I knew the area was affluent, but it is amazing how that affluence can go unseen and untouched by a scrappy young student. The affluence is no more attainable now than it was then, but when noticed is more amusing than disturbing. The older one gets, the more one learns that money makes daily life easier but happiness is found by more simplistic means. It is not constant but is important to celebrate when clearly present. 

This week we have a lot to celebrate. It is hopefully the beginning of the end of the horrific path our country has been on. We may have to continue to maneuver around in masks for a while to come, but at least there is hope for a semblance of somewhat normal life again. Basic human decency is nothing to be taken for granted. Fragility of stability is to be on constant watch. We are and must be stronger now. 

I zig zag and climb up and down, circling around and repeating. I can feel my legs working and my breath deepen. I remember and create anew. I step and pause to reflect and see my shadow looking back at me. A hummingbird flutters near my eyes, not taunting me, but bringing me peace. This day is a good one, but never more important than all the rest. 
empty sign with blue tape
alcatraz in distance
emergency phone out of order
north beach in distance
topiary cut into spiral
Sherlock written on sidewalk
look sign on street
arch built around rock wall protrusion
gold horse hitching post
sign for crooked lombard street
view of SF with Palace of Fine Arts
stairs in back lot of SFAI
caution cone with sfai sticker
pink X and drain cover
cracked concrete wall
anchor on green lawn
coffee written on parking sign
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