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Oct. 13th, 2024 02:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vr_trakowskiYesterday I saw my first drone in the wild, as it were. Part of me was, naturally, suspicious, though it didn't seem to be focused on me. Given the location and time it was almost certainly a private or hobby drone.
I was, however, also surprised by the other emotion, which was the sort of feeling I get when I see a dog out and about with no obvious owner. Who are you? What are you doing out by yourself? Who's looking after you?
It was very interesting to note how my brain instantly personalized the thing, probably because it was moving like a living creature rather than a machine. Like an insect, not a mammal or a bird, but still. Which makes sense, since it was being controlled by a living being. But the movement made me think of a dragonfly, or (later) a lightning bug, the same long hover and then swoop.
I also saw, very much in passing, a Serious (TM) Bicyclist go by - fancy bike, Spandex clothing, helmet, gloves, awkward cycling shoes, sleek sunglasses. And, sitting directly in front of the cyclist, a small white fluffy dog, also wearing eye protection. I'm not sure if it was sharing the seat or sitting on something on the body of the bike, but there was a padded board fixed on the handlebars, so the dog could brace its front feet against them.
They zipped past me and were gone, almost before I could register the dog and accoutrements, but they both looked like they were having a good time.
I was, however, also surprised by the other emotion, which was the sort of feeling I get when I see a dog out and about with no obvious owner. Who are you? What are you doing out by yourself? Who's looking after you?
It was very interesting to note how my brain instantly personalized the thing, probably because it was moving like a living creature rather than a machine. Like an insect, not a mammal or a bird, but still. Which makes sense, since it was being controlled by a living being. But the movement made me think of a dragonfly, or (later) a lightning bug, the same long hover and then swoop.
I also saw, very much in passing, a Serious (TM) Bicyclist go by - fancy bike, Spandex clothing, helmet, gloves, awkward cycling shoes, sleek sunglasses. And, sitting directly in front of the cyclist, a small white fluffy dog, also wearing eye protection. I'm not sure if it was sharing the seat or sitting on something on the body of the bike, but there was a padded board fixed on the handlebars, so the dog could brace its front feet against them.
They zipped past me and were gone, almost before I could register the dog and accoutrements, but they both looked like they were having a good time.