Yes, I know it's terribly cliched to start with your main character wake up and look out the window. So sue me. Besides, this picture represents a special occasion. See those buildings under construction way off in the background? Not usually visible. Ditto on the sunlight and shadows.
Fast forward a bit, and it's out the door, around the corner, and up the street for a fifteen minute walk to school.
You'll note the seasonal variation in the photos, which are a compilation of the relatively rare times when A) I've had my camera with me, and B) the bright morning sunlight (fairly rare) has inspired me to take a few pictures.
Most days, we see Hat Man somewhere along the way. He's very distinguished, with a neatly trimmed grey mustache. That's him with the black overcoat.
Then it's past the abandoned commercial building of some kind ... (snarling barking Doberman not pictured)
...past the breakfast cart...
...and the entrance to the girls' boarding school. (Said girls, who tend to travel in clumps and screech in delight whenever they see a "cute!!" little foreigner, being the bane of my childrens' existance..)
Xander and Zekey on the final stretch.
And here we are! The bell rings in another ten minutes, so finish your breakfast and get to your classroom.
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