After I tell you this next bit, you’ll understand why I say that I’m a very tolerant soul. Grams has a theory about shopping carts (trolleys, to my chums in the UK). She had noticed that when we go out in the morning, there are shopping carts gathered all over the neighbourhood. These carts are in various states of disarray. We never see people rolling them away from the local business, the carts just appear.
So, Grams has decided that these are carts gone wrong: they are shopping cart gangs. The carts gather in regular spots, near the creek, by the newsstand, near the park, and so on. Sometimes we’ll see a lone cart, but more often they lurk about in ominous groups. Henri says they have a wine and beer drinking gathering by the creek. Grams suspects that it’s more ill-omened than that. “It’s just like in ‘The Birds,' I tell you! Pretty soon these gangs will be taking over the neighbourhood!” Of course we all remember the movie, “The Birds,” benign avian flocks turn into killers.
The group pictured here are the usual suspects. According to Grams, they’re looking for news of their recent escape at the newsstand. The difference this time is that that one cart appears to be carrying a baby cart. Well, even criminal carts have families, I suppose. As I said, I'm a tolerant soul.
I took the other two photos around our town, Santa Tourista. We get a lot of passers-through here and these 2 amused me. The “Don’t Mess With Texas” had definitely been messed with, In addition to the Denver boot locking up the wheel, someone had caressed the bumper. There used to be a bumper sticker here in California that was popular. It said, “Welcome to California, Now go home.” ‘Nuff said.
I took the last photo because this made me laugh. Is that little car an example of alternative transportation? Maybe if the cost of petrol in our county broke them, they could just pedal away. Well, the bikes would probably be more useful in that event; but I like that little car.
A la prochaine. Moochas smoochas,
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