Embarrassing Bodies

Embarrassing bodies? No, not the five men I squashed into the jacuzzi with this morning. No, not the woman on the tram who was on her mobile and made sure everyone knew her brother was about to be tagged....as though it was a badge of honour. No, not the lovely Kathymay whom I met up with for a photomooch around town. None of these and yet it figured in them all....stop! Don't go rushing to Kathymay's journal expecting to see something pretty gruesome quite yet as there is a story to tell.

I trammed it to town, on my own which is a big thing for a bus/tramaphobic like me, to meet up with Kathymay. We met and meandered around chatting and looking out for photos. I have a little ongoing project where I want to capture candid shots of people kissing or hugging for an I Heart Manchester series so we were keeping an eye out for public affections. Sadly people were being very uncooperative and not sharing the love so we made our way towards M&S for a cuppa...and a sneaky cake.

On the way down Market Street Kath was handed a leaflet....ooh was it a money off voucher? An invitation to the opening of a new shop? Information on an exciting event? Kath read it and came to a standstill, lamenting "Why did they target me!!!" I had to laugh as I saw it was a leaflet for the programme Embarrassing Bodies. As I guffawed, Kath declared there was nothing she wanted to share unless it was on TV in front of millions...not!! I did point out a nearby bin, but she slipped the leaflet into her bag....hmmmm I wonder why??

We were still laughing by the time we had bought a drink and were sitting in the Cafe in M&S. We decided that it would be a good theme for today's blip...embarrassing bodies...so fortified with lemon cake we set off in search of one. Taking candid shots is a new thing for both of us but we went for it....sadly the weird and wonderful were not out in force today. We sat in St Ann's Square and took a few shots...I liked one of a tubby man, fresh out of the gym, wearing lurid green shorts, tattooed and fag in mouth as he boomed into his phone echoing his boring business all the way across the Square, but I preferred this chap in front of the shop. He doesn't really fall into the embarrassing bodies category but he will have to do.

It was a fun day full of laughs, but not many embarrassing bodies...sadly.