So look up from your phone, shut down the display
Take in your surroundings, make the most of today
Just one real connection is all it can take
To show you the difference that being there can make
Taken from a poem written by Gary Turk
Looking down into Forrest Place it was comforting to see that amidst the 90% of people talking or texting on their mobile phones, two gentlemen were engaged in a long and animated conversation.. hope! Happy Thursday, take care and stay safe..
Glad to see some people still talk. What annoys me most is when people are having dinner at a restaurant and are all engaging with their phones instead of talking to the person across the table or next to them!
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at all the people walking past my apartment, day after day and talking on their cell phones!! I'm also amazed that I don't see any of them falling down!! If I tried to "walk and talk, on or with the phone" I'd be flat on my face in no time!! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, a terrific idea! You and I are thinking on the same lines in our posts today, I love it!
ReplyDeleteGood for those two blokes! I suppose when you are alone, it's easy to default to your reliable electronic friend! Nice B+W treatment by the way.
ReplyDeleteYou caught it well, same situation here and almost everywhere...
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how people are on their phones full time, Grace!
ReplyDeleteWe will definitely hit Queen St West when you visit! ;-))
,t gesprek is tegenwoordig maar voor weinigen weggelegd.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot this is. It's a perfect observation on today's communication forms. I hate to see two people sitting at a table together in a restaurant and both of them are working on their phones and not paying any attention to the other.
ReplyDeleteI have to confess that I'm one of those tech hermits who does just about everything via text or email or social networking--but even before smartphones and tablets, I hated talking on the phone.
ReplyDeleteI do like face-to-face conversations, though....
I am one of those very strange aliens that doesn't own a mobile. I choose not to do so because I feel it cuts my freedom. To be "on tap" to any one at any time does not appeal to me. I also don't like being cut off from the world around me. And like the last comment, I still hate talking on the phone. A grand photo in both colour and black and white.
ReplyDeleteThe curse of the modern age.
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Everybody is always playing or speaking in the phone. You can see 3-5 young people walking together and EVERYONE has his phone in hand. Grazy. (And also older is speaking in phone, but more rarely, when being together)
ReplyDeleteYour photo is a great shot.
Lord, what did we ever do before smartphones? :-)
ReplyDeleteSo true.
ReplyDeleteIt is also strange to see and hear all these private conversation on the mobile people do on the train and busses.
Goodnight from the north of Europe:)
If they're walking while texting, it's not that long before they end up bumping into a post.
ReplyDeleteThe men were discussing business, the rest were looking for a life!
ReplyDeleteAmen Honey
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I wouldn't know how to behave without my phone. Who would I talk to and what would I talk about? But sometimes I'd like to toss it in the garbage! :)
ReplyDeleteI fear for the art of conversation but I have to plead guilty with phone, iPad, laptop etc....
ReplyDeleteGlad someone is talking the old fashioned way these days!
ReplyDeleteI'd rather be having the conversation.
ReplyDeleteSad that it's unusual enough these days to draw your attention.
ReplyDeleteFace to face conversation. I am glad you have preserved it for the next generation Grace.
ReplyDeleteOh, wonderfully captured, Grace ! Modern times...
ReplyDeleteYes, a poor communication. Not the people around you but only the virtual. Benches should be meant to meet people....
ReplyDeleteI like clandestine shots - nice observations too.
ReplyDeleteVery nice street scene shots, Grace.
ReplyDeleteOh, so true, Grace - there is hope :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, too!
Could this world just 'throw away the cells for a day'. I agree. Foolish thought.
ReplyDeleteA worrisome sight indeed laced with hope
ReplyDeleteYes, conversation suffers far too much when technology appears to be more interesting! I often wonder, tho why it is okay to be engrossed in a newspaper or book, but not in an iPhone, tablet or Kindle? I do lots of reading on these devices in public and feel sure that observers may be misjudging me.
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail...
ReplyDeletesometimes when I'm on the bike I do enjoy scaring people who are walking and operating their smart-phones!
ReplyDeleteHmmm. We are so "connected" all the time that I seriously wonder what we are doing to our mental health. I'm thinking humans might need more time alone.
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