Justine

A rather strange jaunt in town at lunchtime today. There was this blue helicopter that seemed to be flying awfully low down around the East End. I first thought it was on some kind of security operation to protect a VIP visitor, but a colleague thinks it's probably just a film or TV crew. I spent most of my break chasing this thing around Edinburgh, but it never did anything so interesting as to make a compelling blip.

Before I became a helicopter spotter for the day, I took a few pictures of this subject blowing big bubbles on Princes Street outside her shop. I had a surprisingly long chat with her on the art of making soap bubbles, which she was doing with just her cardboard tube. Since bubbles are a standard highlight of my children's birthday parties, I also know they are a nightmare to photograph because of their unpredictability. Today was no exception, hence my showing this portrait of her, very much sans bubbles.