Scene from a glass storefront

Le chic
London, ON
December 2016
This photo originally shared on Instagram

So my wife and I are walking through the mall a few years back. As I often do, my eyes are wandering around the environment, scouring for anything that's changed, that grabs my attention, that's worthy of a moment. Debbie's used to my creative weirdness. Part of me thinks it's one of the reasons why she married me.

We come across a store with a delightfully stark display, and I can't stop staring. Not because I'm a potential customer, mind you - my fashion sensibilities run more toward hoodies and cargo shorts - but because the aesthetic is impossible to ignore.

I think it would be a fun scene to shoot, but I'm in the middle of a crowded mall. After a few seconds churning it in my mind, I decide it's too much fun to pass up.

So I give my wife the look I've given her so many times since we first met, and detour toward the front window. Glass being glass, I have to press my smartphone right up against the surface to avoid icky reflections. I can feel the stares as I compose the shot amid the knots of shoppers walking, school-of-fish-like along the tiled corridor. I'm used to it, though, and I get why. It's abnormal behavior, and it attracts attention.

I'm done in seconds, and skip off to rejoin my wife, who has strategically walked a little ways on (smart woman!) It's just another weird little moment in the midst of my weird, little - and happy - life.

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