People .....

..... watching.

I've been in Leeds this afternoon, not really for any particular reason just to get out of Ilkley. Don't get me wrong Ilkley is a lovely place, but ocassionally I need to visit somewhere else. A few years ago I realised I hadn't left Ilkley for over three months, not even two miles in either direction to Addingham or Ben Rhydding. Once I realised that I made myself a rule that I would get out of Ilkley and visit somewhere else at least once a week, today was that day this week.

After a visit to Jessops to get an old Polaroid of one of my dad's ( now deceased ) friends copied for him, I spent a few hours just wandering around Leeds doing nothing in paticular, just people watching. I occasionaly enjoy doing nothing, no missions to achieve, no lists to tick off, no deadlines to meet, just drifting along and seeing what happens.

Today's photo was taken whilst sitting on the steps outside Leeds city art gallery, it's a great spot to sit and watch the world go by. I saw a few people today that I was tempted to ask to pose for street portraits, but couldn't pluck up the courage to ask them. One was the girl sat on the edge of the step in this photo, she had a certain look about her that made her stand out. The other was an Asian girl if one of the fast food joints on New Briggate, she had her hair up like Amy Winehouse and an interesting style.

My alternative blip possibility for today was a group of ladies walking along the Headrow, obviously on a girls night out ( starting at 4pm ) the woman leading the pack was carrying a giant inflatable penis. As that photo was a bit blurry and might not pass the blip censors, today's blip is.....


..... People watching.