Parallel Paths

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I had no idea that I would bump into Chrissie and Consuelo when I took this photo. These were mirrors being sold in the street market and I passed them on my way to a bargain store - well, okay, you see, I wasn't supposed to go to the bargain store; I was really only going to buy a couple new hair rubber bands - not in the bargain store, but from some side-street vendor.

 

This pause right here to get this shot was part of the path to see them. Perhaps if I didn't stop here, I would've missed them. Who knows. But, it was such an unlikely place to bump into a couple of expat women, both artists, and apparently on the same path in their creative life as I am - we were all beginning, emerging. We had a lovely chat while rummaging through shirts, skirts, dresses... and once in a while we would give each other a deeper glance and wonder why on earth we met there. I know the answer now: Possibilities. Everything staged the meaning of Possibilities.

 

 

[Bargain or thrift stores in the Philippines are called "Ukay-Ukay"]

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