It seems to be vastly believed that Casey and I share a brain. We do not. We’ve actually had a customer ask if we live together. We do not. We do not share clothes. I don’t share one particular Chinese dish very well, and she never shares her last shrimp on a salad. We have been known to borrow jewelry from each other, but that is becoming rarer.
However, there are some things we do share, and they are eerily funny. Last Thursday – Halloween – our stepmom stopped by the store for a quick meeting with me. She lovingly heads up the tagging of all the holiday ornaments, and she finished a few days ahead of schedule. We were able to meet on a few details, and then she was free for another year!
As she was turning to park the car, she saw a woman in a witch’s hat trip while looking down at the curb. If not trip, then falter. When the woman stood up, it was Casey.
Casey was walking back from the coffee shop and her eye had caught the most amazing water deposits on a fallen leaf. She had stopped, with her arms and hands full, to catch a photo on her phone. She admits to tripping a bit on the sidewalk as she positioned herself for the perfect shot.
Not an hour before Casey’s clumsiness, I was on my back deck, heading to work with my arms full of bags and boxes and my hands clutching my daily iced tea, when I saw photos I just had to take. Leaves plastered to the wood and still wet from two days of rain. Lichen brought to life by cooler temperatures and no sun.
The effort of getting my camera out of my purse while not putting a single item down on the wet surfaces was a balancing act worthy of a circus. I perched my drink inside my tote and I fleetingly wondered what my excuse would be if it spilled into my computer. Sure, it was lidded, but did that matter when you were bent over with a camera and the tote was sideways on your back?
Four clicks later, I was in the car – tea perfectly safe – headed toward a meeting I didn’t want to miss with yet another amazing family volunteer.
Casey was clumsy on the curb, and I was not quite balanced on my deck. All for the perfect shots. And both at almost the same time. Sharing behaviors.
We freak me out sometimes.
p.s. I’m guessing if we cause a big enough stink, Casey will post her photo to a blog. If only….
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Lovely pictures Sloane. Thanks for sharing! Okay, you’re next Casey!
Delightful notes. I too take shots while refusing/ forgetting to let go of dog leashes or coffees. Stopped in the park yesterday under a firery red tree against grey sky so I could get both in one shot. Had to finally step on the leashes but still w/ coffee in one hand shooting thumb / phone photo in the other. Clumsily got it. Yes please, let’s Casey’s pics too.
Sisterhood is amazing. When I catch my son about to do something like running into the street without looking, getting something too hot out the microwave, I instinctively call out “Katy! Stop!!”. That instinct to protect my little sister is ingrained. It also catches Charlie’s attention more than “Charlie! Stop!!” ever would. I told this story to Katy recently and she told me that whenever she is annoyed with her husband, she almost always calls him, emphatically, “LAURA”! The bond is so strong. Loved the story about you and Casey. Keep on blogging!