Bulking up for the mission
News Update:
Suspicion and Innocence at Local Mall
June Something 2002 Rotterdam N. Y.
‘IT’S ENOUGH TO COOK YOUR GOOSE'
Everyone knows that nature is a curious thing to create wonder. And that man is a more predictable being to create stuff to complicate a normal situation with rules so nothing goes wrong. Yeah! For that group but not us. Here it comes, Focus Interuptious.
I’m a bus person. I ride it; I don’t always like it but it goes to the local mall quickly. Near the parking lot at a pond are the largest geese anyone could see. So after three or four rides the decision to take pictures took hold, and camera guy loads up Bright day with right film; this ride has a purpose, a destination that’s charged. Were at the far end of the lot near the grassy knoll and I pull the cord to leap off the bus up the hill to bird land. Wow this isn’t a flock it’s a herd. There Jurassic geese.
Anyone who shoots wildlife knows the challenge of inching forward but not to scare and closer is better yet its family on there part Those wings are stronger than you think. They did put on a show. So it was click advance click advance repeat and walking around the goosey poop. In N.Y.S these guys stay put in residential areas and parks where people feed them, so they won’t fly south they just fly over the neighborhood in late November. {That’s a fact}
A this point 24 pictures are taken in 10 minutes and I need to find my tote bag near the road where I came in , so that got done with a walk to the Mall entrance to be met by a security guy or guard. “Good afternoon sir? {It’s the Voice of Jack Web} '' I said yeh! Hi He says '' what’s going on over there? I answer briefly that I do freelance and it’s rare to see so many geese, it’s an opportunity. He says '' You’re taking pictures of the birds? Yes and Architecture, buildings, Buildings? He mumbles with an eyebrow raised .Hmm. {He’s been listening closely} we don’t allow photographic equipment on mall property. The hill over there is mall property? “We have to do this for security reasons and because of recent events. " and that’s because? Him: its a priority issue I’m not suppose to discuss it. “Did I miss something? I don’t watch all the news. He says 9/11 September out the side of his mouth. Next time check in at the office so they can give you the OK.
Sure! I would never infringe on anyone’s rights. Little did they know of my presence on the grounds that day and my rendezvous with those feathered folks, or the mission of Top Priority known as
"OPERATION CRAP DROP"
through special forces " I spoke to the men : " Boys ? I want everybody to gather up in single file you know why your here today and you’ve all been briefed for this mission. Although it’s a dangerous one you've been chosen as the best and we know you won’t let your country down. Where ever that is.
You probably know that some of you won’t be coming back due to the seriousness of this action. If there’s any man here that would care to step aside they would not be thought the lesser foul. If your captured its name, rank, and cereal number They know your rank as it is and that other word is something they may stuff you with. This whole thing with security was just stuff.
It goes like this Mall makes rule / guard enforces rule/ a rule is like law/ guard reports back/ order is maintained, even though three major photo departments are there. It’s not a big gripe its comedy. I’m not Middle Eastern, I’m white as a ghost, my camera is average, with a face they've seen from the Gap to Mc Donald’s and back. I went to the food court to have a coke. It's just a food court! Right?
I wasn't sure.
