Connected

This photo isn't brand new,

but it really speaks to me about connectedness,

the prompt for the Sunday creative this week.

I was walking with my camera in Jackson Square,

in New Orleans last January.

A group that you might call "down and out" were enjoying each other's company,

sharing a beer can in a paper bag,

and generally forgetting their cares and concerns.

I'm from New Orleans,

and I've met "these people" before.

These were the patients when I worked at

Charity Hospital in the early '90's.

On this particular day, they were cheerful, silly

...and only too happy to pose for my camera.

I'm sure their connectedness is a key to their survival.