May 10, 2025

Notes from the canal district

It has been a while since my last trip to the canal district. Locals barely noticed me. A man feeding gulls told me the place looks completely different in spring.

An elderly couple asked me to take their picture. I used their phone, then made one frame of them on mine. Working with a pocket camera forces you to slow down. You think twice before pressing the shutter, and that changes the pictures.

I sat on a bench for almost an hour, just watching wild flowers change as the clouds moved. On the way home the train was nearly empty, so I reviewed the day's notes and planned the next trip.

The light was cold and clear, and empty benches kept pulling my attention away from anything I had planned to photograph. The path was muddy and longer than the map suggested, but the view at the end made up for it.

I will probably come back in a few weeks, when the season turns.