\u00a0Up the road, in the dark, walking\u00a0in the very deep snow, I notice a man and his pregnant partner in the middle of the road with a boxy camera down in the snow. They’re taking a picture of the hospital they\u00a0say\u00a0because it\u00a0looked nice and creepy. A discussion about the usual terrible state of arts funding blather ensued as another 5cm of snow fluttered down.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Up the hill, inspired by these two Urban, reproductive types I decide to take a picture of an orange road bollard. In the lense though I can’t see any sign of the bollard, so snap any old thing.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the intersection of two roads I see a man, with woman and a dog, and a broom. He is putting the\u00a0broom up into the tree and brushing it. He is definately brushing the tree.\u00a0I know because\u00a0I stand five minutes in the chilly conditions to be absolutely certain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two young fellas approach with the broom business directly in their line of vision. One has a set of googles like a snorkle on, so I remark on its functionality. The other one, seemingly jittery, says: did you see that flash before?” and anxiously scans the pavements for its source.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Too embarrassed to admit that was me taking a pic of a road bollard that I couldn’t actually find when it came down to it. I suggest it’s someone taking a picture.<\/p>\n
I found it mighty curious that a man sweeping a tree didn’t create any consternation, yet an average flash sent him snorkelling into detective mode.<\/p>\n
The man with his broom up the tree worries me. I have that furry foreign moment of I’ll never come to terms with this city until on a radio program today I hear someone describe tree branches heavy with snow, cracking and landing on the power lines, and rewarding the population with instant darkness on top of the troubling conditions.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The man brushing the tree is actually a visionary. 24 hours and a warm oven to cook his chicken in ahead of his time.\u00a0 It was the broom\u00a0more than\u00a0the camera that mattered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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