Spring

Another day in the park

I had planned to take a nice long hike along the Merced River today, do a little mushroom hunting and nature pictures. Before I left, I had one of my neighbors stalking me in the hallway (three times) and in our laundry room. Another typical day for a Targeted Individual (TI). I went to the small store we have at the Lodge and was stalked by two more of my neighbors. The chewing gum that I usually buy has been pulled, because it’s something I enjoy. As I walk by the counter looking for other types of gum, the Team Leader on duty gives me a cough (it’s called sensitizing) to try and irritate me. I leave the store, with no gum and head towards the river.
I decide to walk along the river bank instead of taking a more traveled trail. I’m enjoying my beautiful surroundings and then I start hearing this loud beeping over and over again. It’s the sound made by construction equipment or a large truck backing up. There are no roads close to me, but this sound is loud and coming from across the river. This is just a normal noise campaign that TIs endure on a daily basis. Perpetrators apparently have no fulfillment in their lives, so they deprive others of any solitude or happiness.
I walk along the river and come across this Dragon Fly. It’s a bit windy and the little guy is hanging on to this reed, letting me take all the pictures I want. It being windy, I had to take a lot of shots to try and get a nice one. While I’m snapping away, changing settings, losing myself in the moment; a couple come out from the woods, on the other side of the river and start coughing. I finished my shoot and continued along the river.
The river took a few bends and I had to make my way close to the road, there was a Park Ranger in his SUV setting there in wait. I take a couple pictures of his vehicle and make a point to walk right past his door. I walk back towards the river, by an area where I’ve ran into a few bears, hoping to get a picture of one. I wasn’t disappointed. I heard something bellowing behind me, I turned around and there was a young bear sitting in the water. I heard some people with kids on his side of the river, he was wanting to cross, but saw me. He must have called for his mother. Early this spring while hunting Morel mushrooms, I came across a mother and her cub, he looked like the cub. I kept my distance, didn’t want to stress him any more than he was and took a few pics. You can see them in today’s set.
Further down the river, in a patch of Ponderosa Pines I found some King Boletes. They must have came up last week when we had all the rain. One had a cap about 12” in diameter, but was to old to harvest. It looked like the deer had eaten on the others. I did find a nice one still under the duff and picked it. A pic is also in today’s set. I had to walk up to the road again, there was a perp standing in the middle of a heavy traveled road, looking right at me. He stood in the middle of the road, looking right at me, until I went back down to the river bank.
I made the turn at El Capitan and headed back on the other side of the river. When walking close to the road, a Yosemite Shuttle Bus would go by and release air from their pneumatic systems, making a loud hiss. They do this all the time, to try and irritate me. When I did get back to my living quarters, I had another one of our company employee’s setting outside the building, waiting to blow 2nd hand smoke in my face.
All in all, just another day for a TI and not a bad day. I did get to enjoy a bit of nature, take some nice pictures, finds some mushrooms. I will not be silent when it comes to Organized Stalking, Work Place Mobbing and Electronic Harassment. Our world is not as it seems, I will continue to speak out for all who suffer.