Wherever The Road Takes Me
I rarely plan where I am going to shoot and this day was a beautiful example of why. I had an appointment in South San Francisco this day day and was planning to shoot after I was done. I thought maybe I would put around after an see if anything caught my eye. So I glammed myself up and loaded up my gear and headed out to make my appointment which ultimately ended up being a bust. I get there and they tell me oh your appointment is on the phone (which was stated no where in the confirmation) okay so, I guess I will walk back to my car and do take the call!?
I get back and the clock strikes 11:20a and no call. I give it a few minutes until I call still no call. I call the main number because, I can’t call the clinic directly finally get a person and after the back and forth they say they called me three times. No siree bub I said, I am sitting a block outside the clinic in my car and they have not called. Honestly I think I was more frustrated that they lied about calling me three times than I was about the whole not stating it was a phone appointment causing me to use unnecessarily use my resources.
So I allow a moment to rant and allow my feelings of frustration and sheer annoyance (patience is something that does not come natural to me, it’s a daily practice). After my rant I shake it off and think okay well lets get to shooting. While I was on hold I was searching hiking trails and parks in the area and the Pulgas Water Temple popped up and it felt right. So I headed out there and was really thankful for the mornings events had transpired!
Yes, I was annoyed but, if I had known it was a phone appointment I would been at at home and not sitting in my parked car in S. San Francisco and ultimately may have never stumbled across this gem. It was beautiful and the pool was painted blue so, no matter what the light was dong it really popped. It’s a quick beautiful walk on a trail to enter from the parking lot. And it really is a magical little spot to do some nature bathing. I ended up hanging out for a few hours playing in the grass to cartwheels and hand stands resisting the temptation to get in the water lol! It is very shallow so, not for swimming more for looks I suppose although I am not sure all the worms that ended up in there would agree.