While I've been running from the cold and running for the 42 Mount Pleasant bus lately, tonight I enjoyed a leisurely and comfortable stroll home. The unintended effect was that I caught the sights you only notice when your heads not down as you brace yourself from the cold and as you mutter to yourself. (I'm beginning to understand why East Coasters are often portrayed this way, being a pedestrian culture that has reliably crappy weather.)So, things I noticed at approximately 8pm tonight:
1) These completely bare trees, lit up everywhere but where you'd usually find leaves. And then a few steps away....
2) A middle class black woman sitting on the ground across from the homeless guy who lives between the Krispy Kreme and the south entrance of the Dupont Circle Metro stop. She appeared to be visiting with him. He was staring off into space and she was looking right at him. It didn't look or sound like they were having a conversation.
3) A guy in cycling garb who had stopped his bike on the edge of the Dupont Circle fountain and was using old-style resistance equipment (like the metal kind with coils) to do bicep curls.
I'm happy to report these signs of life.
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