Things Not Here

We're constantly hit by new things. There's a discovery to be made around every corner. But it's often the things that are not there that make a place feel different. Suddenly you realize you haven't heard a dog bark - in days - or:

• Most people on the street are not talking on their cell phones
• No one sleeps or passes out in doorways or on the sidewalk
• There is no trash in the streets
• There are no potholes
• There are no refrigerator-sized holes to fall into in the sidewalks
• You don't see bare midriffs on the streets

And about those dogs - many people walk lovely dogs in the park - there's even a designated dog potty place - but apparently they've all had their voice boxes removed. Lovely.