Unusual Day

I just wasn't getting a restful sleep last night. To top it off, I got to bed late and woke up my usual time. I put on the television and laid in bed to just and get a tad more rest. I fell asleep a couple hours more with the tv on, that deep, restful sleep. Wonderful. Shortly after I rose, I moved my arm a bit and 'SNAP' went the shoulder. No pain, just a snap. Shortly after that a similar noise shot out around my abdomen. I've never heard of that before. Perhaps it was my back, near the stomach. Shortly after that, my knee cracked. I was starting to sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies.

Today, I planned to take some pictures of some icons of all things in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. On my way, I drove through downtown Southbridge, and see someone dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume. I just had to pull over, but of could find no parking spaces on Main Street, so took a side street and walked a bit. I had to photograph "her" Miss Liberty did not object. She had a deep voice. **g**

On the return to my car, a woman walking along the side walk stops me. She asks to show me what she has because she just wants to share it with someone. She shows me a n instant lottery ticket with ten spots scratched off worth one dollar each (totaling ten dollars for the ticket). She smiles and says why can't it be more than just a dollar.

I did make it up to photograph the icons. I had trouble getting clear images due to my inexperience dealing with the lighting conditions there, and the icons positions in relation to the lights.

On leaving, I decided to drop in at Old Sturbridge Village. As I enter the village, a squirrel runs across my path, about three feet away from me. He then stays at the base of a tree, just standing, there looking at me. He was about six feet away at that point. Several moments passed, and he still just stayed there looking at me. I decide to grab my camera. I turn and he's gone.

It just seems that all these things in such a short amount of time seem rather unusual. Tonight, I plan to go out to eat with three friends. I wonder if anything else unusual will be waiting for me?