This is my job. No, it's not the agriculture. These are the places where I am doing my surveys. I wish I could show here all the nice faces I see, all the colorful courtyards, quiet gardens, embroidered curtains in the windows, old stuff that their owners reuse. But I don't feel comfortable invading people's privacy, so I just show here what is possible to me.
I wish I had the knowledge to catch all the tones I see. The sunshine, the green tons, the strong cllor of flowers. Even the odors, if possible. Each season has its characteristic smell. And this one, beyond the dry grass, has the smell of sardines and barbecue. I wish I also could pass the sounds. The children's laughs that are in holidays now, the families chatting around the luch talbe in the porch, the splashing in the water. I saw a girl today that, as she had no swimming-pool, was in the terrace putting her head inside a bowl with garden hose gushing water over her. When I said good afternoon, she raised her head and burst out laughing. Caught in the act, she was ashamed and I was happy with her simplicity. It's easy to be happy.
My work is done in its majority in towns, but also in rural areas, which I most love. I see beautiful farms and fantastic landscapes. And I seem many abondoned houses. This is not the most beautiful one, but we can try to imagine what kind of lives had passed here and what kind of situations had been lived here.
I can't blame, cand I? Of course, my job has its disadvantages like any other, but there's no doubt, I prefer to see the good side of it. And the positive aspects are so many, that I really feel blessed at work.
This is my job. No, it's not the agriculture. These are the places where I am doing my surveys. I wish I could show here all the nice faces I see, all the colorful courtyards, quiet gardens, embroidered curtains in the windows, old stuff that their owners reuse. But I don't feel comfortable invading people's privacy, so I just show here what is possible to me.
I wish I had the knowledge to catch all the tones I see. The sunshine, the green tons, the strong cllor of flowers. Even the odors, if possible. Each season has its characteristic smell. And this one, beyond the dry grass, has the smell of sardines and barbecue. I wish I also could pass the sounds. The children's laughs that are in holidays now, the families chatting around the luch talbe in the porch, the splashing in the water. I saw a girl today that, as she had no swimming-pool, was in the terrace putting her head inside a bowl with garden hose gushing water over her. When I said good afternoon, she raised her head and burst out laughing. Caught in the act, she was ashamed and I was happy with her simplicity. It's easy to be happy.
My work is done in its majority in towns, but also in rural areas, which I most love. I see beautiful farms and fantastic landscapes. And I seem many abondoned houses. This is not the most beautiful one, but we can try to imagine what kind of lives had passed here and what kind of situations had been lived here.
I can't blame, cand I? Of course, my job has its disadvantages like any other, but there's no doubt, I prefer to see the good side of it. And the positive aspects are so many, that I really feel blessed at work.
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