Strays

[RBSinTo]

Taken last year on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto during a street festival.
While walking with a photo bud looking for interesting subjects, we happened to pass a sleeping street person and her pack of dogs camped on the sidewalk. Even while sleeping she used a sign to panhandle for money. And despite always being sympathetic to the plight of our city's homeless population, truly, I felt worse for the dogs.
Converted to black and white in Photoshop.
Nikon S3 rangefinder
Cosina Voigtlander 21 f4 in Nikon S mount manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
5.6 @ 1/125th

[David H. Hartman]

Several years ago my car broke down and I was walking about 2 miles to help a semi quadriplegic friend. I pass an older woman I'd seen sleeping at bus stops many times. She had a sleeping bag and all her possessions with her. The bench at the bus stop had divisions such that one could not lie down so she could not have been particularly comfortable. As I pass I said, "Good evening." She just stared at me. As I walked on I thought what a stupid thing to say to someone in that condition. How could the evening be good for her? I never saw the woman again and have no idea what happened to her.

[pluton]

The "Dog Whisperer" of TV fame has written that the dogs of homeless people are among the most behaviorally well-adjusted of dogs, due apparently to their condition of always being with their human partner/master.