January 10: The Wheelchair Looper

We've all seen those determined little faces, riding in their motorized wheelchairs, zipping down streets and sidewalks, watching the crowds part the ways and give them space as they hold that little joystick of direction down more furiously than ever.

I wasn't surprised when I saw this as I walked out the door of my work, into the cold winter night. I waited patiently for this man to pass before I headed to the crosswalk. But then, he did something interesting...

In the middle of sidewalk, he turned... and turned, turned turned. He did a loop... then shot off in the direction that he had been going anyway. Just a little celebratory circle. I loved it.