Two Bikes
You can’t point a camera anywhere these days without people noticing – they are too switched on, especially kids. Whether that’s because their protective elders have terrified them into paedophile paranoia, or whether it’s just because they are naturally smart and observant, I cannot tell.
Still, there I was a few days ago, framing some sun-and-shadow which was looking particularly nice from my study window, and on cue, a couple of bikes came into view, propelled by the legs of children. I kept the camera still; I was four floors up and silent; but as the second child passes through the frame, notice how she waves for the camera. I didn’t notice her noticing me, but then, I was busy with the camera.
I’m now wondering whether either her parents, the police or an invoice is going to show up.
