three

that mosaic bench
 is in 
 once a college town
 its still filled
 with small boutiques and some neat art

 it was raining
 the day
 we drove there
 raining
 raining
 raining 
so we parked close to the restaurant
 visited a few small shops
 while we waited for the restaurant to open

 we ate at 
 after lunch
 we were going to do some wandering
 but
 it
 was
still
 raining
 so we got a map
 got into the car
found our way
 to this bench
and
 a few other photo ops
 I hopped
 out of the car
 took three shots 
hopped back into the car
 wiping down the camera
 toting a BIG camera
 in the rain
 is not easy
 its not good
 getting the body wet
 never mind the lens

 recently a photographer friend 
told me
 of a trick 
she learned
 carry a plastic garbage bag in your kit bag 
when it rains
 pull it out
 and use it 
to keep the camera dry
 in between photo ops

 I am going to do that
 before
 my next photo adventure
 it never hurts to be prepared.