not everything is worth buying, gazing at things comes in as a second close. the day bell and i stroll over the flea market, just before the clouds above our heads open up without further ado, i bump into a man selling this. i ask the seller politely if i can take a picture of his batch. he scratches his five o’clock shadow extensively (never a good sign), i can see his squirrel mind working overtime. he starts grinning, for having come up with a clever solution. then he screeches, ‘how much you pay me for taking the photo’? i go, yeah, and at that same time press the release button on my camera. i’ll bet i got him framed. i leave the squirrels behind in their box. we would not agree on anything anyway. [more vintage stories on her library adventures]
o jeetje, krijg meteen de kriebels,wat een hebberige man! Slim dat je gewoon klikt :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love those squirrels and had I been there would have bartered until the sun came down. Are they candle holders? Too cute!
ReplyDeleteOk so what is a whole bunch of squirrels called anyway? You know - a crash of rhinos,a murder of crows etc - what is the collective name for a collection of squirrels? I think they are pretty cute and it must have taken some willpower to keep on walking!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the squirrels shot and your story made me smile. xx
ReplyDeleteHhehe, love your little story about the squirrel man, thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGood for you...I'm glad you snapped that picture..what a squirrely guy!
ReplyDeleteA dray or scurry of squirrels! They're very sweet. What exactly are they?
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Love this story...a moment in time captured more ways than one. Excellent!
ReplyDeletegreat photograph and story! nice to meet you too!
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