[Last modified: October, 25 2024 08:35 PM]
I reached the Russel Square and found a small park near the Bedford bus stop. It‘s an open space with a limited natural environment. The weather is not so cold or hot, making it suitable to hang out. The sky is grey but no rain. The maple trees are slowly shedding their yellow leaves. Heavy fallen leaves are on the green grass and the way. Pigeons wonder or fly in the park. Interestingly, a pigeon with a mottled coat comes to a brown hair woman’s feet to try to get some food. Unfortunately, she ends up with nothing from her and keeps standing there dully.
Here is the story I want to tell. The most impressive scene of my observation is a young woman with blonde hair who doesn’t tether her medium-sized dog with a deep brown coat and the dog is so happy running in the park that it rushes into the overground spring, pretending to “eat” the water column! At least four people are smiling at this funny scene. A European man with a light colour trench coat stands there and watches it, while a young Asian female is taking photos with her smartphone. A middle-aged woman with a casual outfit sitting on the park bench and I are staring at them. The owner seems to be a little bit embarrassed but still shouts the dog’s name with smile. The dog is too immersed in the playful world to follow its owner’s instructions. After nearly 3 minutes it goes away and follows the pace of the owner, who is going in front of it and never turn back. The relationships between humans the pets are very interesting. People seem to be more friendly when there is a dog as the medium.
My notes are very useful for me to call back the details of the scenes. However, if I want to observe the scenes with a full mind, it is not so convenient for me to keep typing on my phone at the same time. Also, I am too shy to talk with a stranger so there is a lack of language communication. Compared to an iPad, a phone is not so easy to draw a picture as a part of notes. It makes me reflect on the choice of devices in fieldwork.