Beauty is in the … of the beholder

This is not a pretty picture. A bit of an eyesore on the landscape. It drives me crazy because for me it ruins photos. I attempt to crop it out but it sits right in the middle of otherwise picturesque shots. It is rather annoying for me. I mean, couldn’t we paint it or do something with it? That is my snobby side surfacing because that water tower is in the high mountain desert. For the people in this area it holds the key to life. And when put into perspective like that there is nothing ugly about it.

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One Question

Hey Buddy, I don’t know you, we’ve never met.  But it looks like this is not your best day.  I’m in my car and I see you walking over the overpass.  Since you are on the side without the sidewalk I’m guessing you are a defiant one.  Or too lazy to cross the street.  If I have to guess – which I do – I’d say you’re not more than twenty.  Your long denim shorts look kind of gangsta in a small town, redneck sort of way.  Judging by your not-so white shirt it looks like it’s time for you to learn how to do some laundry.  It’s not that hard.  The cast on your arm from wrist to elbow adds an interesting aspect to your story.  I’m just not sure what it is.  And then there’s the bag.  You’re carrying a garbage bag full of something.   This all leads me to one question, “Dude, what is in the garbage bag?”

But I’ve passed you and you have disappeared from my rearview mirror.  I will never get to ask.  Darn.