Girl By The Wall

Posted by Mark on May 23, 2012 | 13 Comments

There was a girl by the wall across the road from where I and my colleague were sitting in a little bit of shade while he ate his lunch today. She looked cool. Not in the temperature sense since there was none of that going on (it's been mighty hot is what I'm trying to say here) but rather in the in-her-own-world, don't-care-about-anything sense.

I wanted to take a picture of her but there were a few things stopping me: firstly, I didn't want to upset her cool; next, I don't really do that whole shooting people while they're looking at me schtick; finally, girls are dangerous.

However, a bus that briefly pulled up and blocked the view endowed me with a sudden sense of bravery. As it moves off, I thought, I shall snap a shot quickly and she'll never realise! And even if she does… well… how much harm can a girl really do anyway?

And that's how I got this picture and spent twenty minutes of lunch running away and fending off an attack with a handbag. I think she had a brick in it. What was she carrying a brick for?

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May23

jonathan j sheppard

was she shouting, Freaking pervert??

May23

Mark Hooper

+jonathan j sheppard She may well have been; who can truly understand anything the youth says these days?

May23

jonathan j sheppard

or why they wear woolly tights when its pushing 70 outside, perish the thought! shivers….

May23

Doug DeTraz

They all carry bricks in my experience. Great one, Mark.

May23

john williams

great shot Mark, I also like the glum guy in shades:)

May23

jonathan j sheppard

its a sting i think, he`s texting her, or probably tweeting (get with it) to then distract the old boy, as glum guy bounces up and rob`s his bag of butties from the old chap…. ive seen it before,

May23

jonathan j sheppard

its a sting i think, he`s texting her, or probably tweeting (get with it) to then distract the old boy, as glum guy bounces up and rob`s his bag of butties from the old chap…. ive seen it before,

May23

SE Blackwell

"girls are dangerous" that made me laugh … did she really go after you with her handbag ???

May24

Pablo Luis Gonzalez

Girls with a brick in their handbags, squirrels with sharp teeth… sigh

May24

Mylah Nazario

Glad you came out safe, what an adventure you got for this shot Worth it I say.

May29

urszula masilela

+Mark Hooper what about the sad guy on the bench?

May29

jonathan j sheppard

he aint sad he`s on twitter… oh ye he`s sad!

May29

urszula masilela

+Mark Hooper you are a guy,so the cool girl grabbed your attention first:)))))))))

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