this morning i spent a few hours on the corner. i think i only meant to spend an hour or so at it, but it was an interesting morning.
sometimes just the patterns of the pass are worth the observation.
i made some casual chitchat with a dog walker and a woman who came to put up yard sale signs.
if you spend a lot of time standing there or walking that corner, you get to know the rhythms of the day.
there were some waves and some thumbs up but the thing that about broke my heart was the red haired woman in the blue car. she didn't even roll down her window, but i could see her face when she read my sign and i could read her lips clear enough as if she had spoken right out loud next to me.
"i'm sorry", she said.
i do not know why that one moment was the heartbreaker of the day.
in other news, while most drivers through the intersection are polite and alert, too many of them are on the phone or going way too fast. just as i was getting ready to go home for jam and toast i was watching a westbound car while traffic passed in front of me.
and then there was the unmistakable sound of one car hitting another.
a white car, turning left into the store maybe, had slowed down and a blue car coming through the intersection plowed into him. neither driver was hurt and there looked to be little damage to the white car but the blue car got a crumpled panel.
it all happened off to my right, and after both had passed me, out of my view until i turned my head when i heard the sound, so i'll be no good as a witness.
see you on the streetcorner.
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