One Fall Day...photos by kim

So, in order to get away from the idea that we may have a snake in our house, I decided to take Fall photos of this particular area in Chico that I drive by practically everyday. And keep thinking to myself that I need to have the camera with me, in the car, so that I can get a photo of the fall leaves and the trees.

I did that very thing. I parked in Morning Thunder's parking lot, jay walked across the street and just began snapping away. There was so much to see and photograph. I was really enjoying myself. It finally felt much like a fall day. The wind was blowing a bit, the air was cool, but not quite crisp and the sun was out. The smell of damp soil and the green, green grass of home beckoned me to come forth and partake in the tradition of foliage viewing. I did just that.

This part of the park, by Little Chico Creek, which runs throughout the town and campus, also has a lot of folks hanging out, bbqing and enjoying the canopy of trees next to the flowing creek.

I snapped away and snapped away and was just enjoying the time out, the smell of life, the sounds of technology, and the chitter, chatter of some folks hanging out at one of the picnic tables.

I came up to them and asked if I could take there photo. They were so happy to see me and kept telling me I was so nice to be talking to them. And so pretty. They were cracking me up. Apparently, these three guys, I found out, hang out together quite often. Jim has a part time job, Bob is retired and Steve is out of work. They were a true bunch of characters but oh so human. I just loved them. Jim wanted to take a photo of Steve, Bob and me. So, I let him use the camera several times until he got a shot. As the photo shows neither of the two are smiling anymore. He didn't quite have the idea down that he had to click and hold the button. But then most folks don't when trying to use our camera. So I couldn't blame him. They weren't into smiling when I was taking the photos of them either, but as soon as I got back to chatting with them, they were all smiles. All three were pretty tickled when I showed them the photos of their hands and of Bob's wrinkled face. Jim was tickled that he finally figured the camera out. They were really great men and I look forward to seeing them around town more now. I told them they had to say Hi to me if they saw me and I would most definitely do the same.

We had some good conversation about stuff. They asked about me, Michael and do I only take photos when the seasons change. Good question but I let them know I take whenever the fancy hits me. They really liked the idea that I was willing to take their picture, sit down, and hang out. I was there about an hour.

So there you have it. I run from my home because of a possible snake and then it turns out to be quite an adventure on a fine fall day, in the park, in Chico.