No biggie. I came back in to give him time to finish and leave. My new plan was to catch him on the way out. I had an idea to sit behind the bushes and get the snapdragons in the picture. This way I wouldn't look like a nerd just straight up taking pictures of a garbage truck. Oh wait, a school bus was on its way down the street so I got a practice shot to check out.
No, I didn't like that. First of all, look at all those weeds. But second, I wanted more flowers in the picture. I sat and waited. I decided to pull a few weeds while I was waiting. That didn't take very long but then I didn't really give it my all. I wasn't making a new chore out of it. I was only trying to get a picture so I could come back in and fold towels. A truck pulled up at the neighbor's house. I was really hoping they didn't notice me just sitting on the driveway, partially behind bushes. I was starting to think I'd look less weird doing that straight up garbage truck shot. Then I heard a vehicle coming. It was kind of loud so I got in position.
Hmm. Fed Ex isn't something typically associated with being loud. I was okay with the picture but just not the subject.
Not wanting to seem weird to the neighbors and every car driving by, I took a few pictures. I'm sure none of them noticed but in my head, I felt better.
There was this bee buzzing all over the Indian Hawthorne. (I didn't need to zoom in, I was that close... sitting on the driveway behind the bushes.) But look at that face he's giving me. He was probably the only one I was actually creeping out.
There was also this worm that I hated. I guess it's a worm. He's a squirmy critter and I hate any and all squirmy critters. He made me jump while I was pulling weeds.
There were also a few mosquito hawks, a lady bug and a huge fly.
After I'd been sitting behind the bushes for over 30 minutes (I wish I could say I was exaggerating), I heard a vehicle approaching. It wasn't the garbage truck but it was just as loud. It was another school bus. I was going to forget the garbage truck and go for the school bus. I mean seriously, not only is the vehicle loud but the inside of a school bus in known for being noisy. I acted like I was taking pictures of my flowers while the bus dropped off the neighbor kid and I got a picture as it drove off. Done. I needed to come in and start my phone charging so I waited to post it until I got plugged in.
I came inside and plugged in my phone and then I heard it. There went the garbage truck.
And that, folks, is the simple task of a daily photo challenge.
