Tonite was a bike ride home from work (where I put in my 2 weeks notice- whoa!) where i took time to notice all that passed by in the LoDo, Denver (Lower Downtown) neighborhood. The commuter buses, shuttling everyone home. The little blonde girl peeking through the green, short fence at the downtown playground. The moped driving lady with a red helmet.
Turning onto 17th, my breath drew in, seeing Union Station all decked out for the season. Just as the thought of taking a picture became conscious, I saw this older man with silver hair under his stocking cap, with his wife a few steps behind him, set up with a tripod. He had the same idea as i. I took a quick picture, hoping not to distract him and become noticeable, and kept riding. I rode 3/4 of the block more before I wanted to take another picture, because Union Station is such a landmark; one really knows when they're in Denver when they see Union Station, at least that's my feeling. So, as I stopped for the second time, I notice another guy with a tripod getting the second picture I wanted.
And these two men, I decided, are my soul mates of the day. They too had the same vision as I. We are the only 3 in this great big world that had the same inspiration at the same moment on this 28th day of November, 2011. To take a picture of the exact way Union Station, with all of her Christmas garb on, looked. And for that, the three of us are soul mates forever in my book.. Because maybe that's what a soul mate is, a partner in life that shares a unique experience on this planet; one that is unique; yet shared. Maybe sometimes it last a few seconds, and with others decades, but still it is intense in it's own right. Perhaps if we have a broader term for soul mate, the world be more humane. Idealistic, yes I know. But maybe it's worth a thought.
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| Soulmate #1- older man with tripod |
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| soulmate #2- guy doing a photoshoot for b-roll for a band that loves Denver called pantyraid, an electronica band. |
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| my own shot. |
