Crack, crack, crack... Again? It can't be, I just replaced the shock absorber shims a little while ago. Hell, back to the mechanic!
That's how it started one Saturday when I left home some time ago. I was about to do my usual weekly shopping. The car noise forced me to change my plans and I went to the mechanic to make an appointment or try to fix the problem.
Changing plans that day was worth it because I had an almost close encounter.
The mechanic booked me an appointment for Monday because he already had a busy day. Suddenly I notice something running very fast over the trees. His workshop is in the backyard of his house, it is a very large area surrounded by leafy trees.
What was that? I ask him. He tells me that in his yard live several squirrels that, according to the neighbors, escaped from the National Zoo a few years ago. I couldn't believe it, to see a squirrel here in the middle of the city is very rare, unless it's in the Zoo.
I ask him for permission to photograph them, even though I didn't have my camera with me. He says yes and I hurry back to my house to get the equipment.
Once in the backyard, the adventure begins. Photographing squirrels is a difficult task, they are very elusive. As soon as they notice your presence they get lost in the branches. It was a 2 hour chase, I had to find the right moment and the right frame where I could at least see something.
Ah, first I had to make friends with the dog in the yard because he wouldn't let me move. Well, in the end I left that day with some not so good pictures, a new friend and without the purchase of the week!馃槼
Both the text and the photographs are of my authorship. Text translated by DeepL, my native language is Spanish. Nikon D5100 camera.
