the sun sets on another august day

i know what you're thinking...
"did that crazy girl go on some exotic vacation?!"
oh no, my friends.

no exotic vacation for this little lady.

this guy actually lives in the parking lot at my work!
(i know!)
uj and i pulled into the parking lot yesterday afternoon and there he was, this gladiator of gladiators.
standing atop the dumpster.
(didn't i make him look like he wasn't on a dumpster?)
THEN
when i left work an hour later
HE WAS GONE!
i was so glad i'd gotten some pictures of him.

but that isn't the end of this warrior's story.
guffaw.
today, this very morning, he was back!!
uj made me follow him outside with my eyes shut as he walked me over to see our friend.
we both were laughing so loudly.
doesn't he look majestic and official?

well, he's also broken...he's got a huge chunk taken out of his side.
but as he will be immortalized in digital film, he is as whole as the morning sun.
(or is that driven?)
he's as whole as wheat.
hm...he's as whole as...oh, who knows.

poor guy.
somebody threw him away.
then somebody claimed him.
then somebody put him back near the dumpster.
personally, i hope he stays in the parking lot forever.
i feel as if he is our protector.

perhaps the patron saint of parking lots and bookkeepers.