However, one odd thing did happen. Among the 144 pictures, there is one I can't identify. Now, I am sufficiently well-organized that I keep a list of every frame I shoot. This is so that when I shoot a generic scene of a tree or some such thing, without any recognizable landmarks in the frame, I'll know which tree it was and where it was located. But the space on the list were the unidentifiable picture ought to be listed is blank. If the picture were one of those generic scenes, I wouldn't be worried about it. But it is a picture containing what should be a recognizable place, and I don't recognize it!
The picture happens to be one of those which is rather blurry, which doesn't help. Still, I can see that it is a street, lined with the usual local ponderosas, and it ends in a "T" intersection. The cross street, where it goes to the right, has some iron fencing or gates. On the left corner of the intersection is an old fashion street lamp. I have no idea where this place is, and no recollection of seeing it before. The frames on either side of this one are of quite recognizable locations near my house. I have no idea where I could have gone to take that middle picture, or of how I might have gotten to wherever that place is.
The only explanation I can think of is that I have developed multiple personality syndrome. Another personality took over for a while, went somewhere, took a picture, came back, and I resumed my walk without realizing what had happened. Now, this one picture is the only one I have which I do not recognize, so it is likely that this second personality has never taken another picture, if, indeed, it has ever taken over my mind when I had the camera with me. Why it chose to take a picture this time, I can't say. Perhaps it is trying to re-integrate with me, and used this as a method of communicating its existence to me. But, so far, all I know of it is that it has a fairly good eye for composition, but doesn't know the quirks of this camera, else it wouldn't have gotten such a blurry picture.
I doubt that my other personality is anything strange or dangerous, such as a serial killer or a flasher. This is a small community, and I'd have heard about anything such as that, if was going on. I am not in possession of any objects for which I cannot account, (other than this photograph, of course), so my other self is probably not a burglar or shoplifter. I must admit, though, that I'm rather hoping that he (or she) has a bank account. I could use some extra cash. I will also admit that I'm just a bit worried that my other personality might be getting laid. This is not out of jealousy, mind you, (I swear!), but simply the fear that it might be getting laid by someone of whom I would disapprove. I mean, one never knows, does one?
Lately, it has seemed to me that I haven't enough time to finish my various tasks. The existence of another personality, or even several more, would account for this. It might also account for the fact that my metered Internet time seems to be running low earlier in the month than it used to, even though I'm making every effort to conserve it as much as possible. Thus, the thought occurs to me that this other personality may have another LiveJournal. I'm not sure that this personality would have a writing style similar to my own, or that it would post similar content. However, I'll be keeping an eye out, just in case.
Of course, I've also considered the possibility that this picture was created by Sluggo, as part of his ongoing attempt to drive me mad. To make sure that this is not the case, I checked the negatives from the roll of film, which he could not possibly have tampered with. The negative of the unidentifiable picture exists, so Sluggo is off the hook. If I used a digital camera, I couldn't be sure, but there is no way Sluggo could have created that negative. So, multiple personality syndrome remains the most likely explanation. Either that, or I just forgot that I took the picture, and the place where it was taken. In that case, hello Alzheimer's, goodbye, mysterious other self. That would be too bad. I'm rather looking forward to being Sybil. But I do wish that my other personality had the good sense to make us both get more sleep!