Ah! Remember when you were younger and couldn't find your clothes because somewhere, sometime your siblings wanted to be "cool" like you?

Well, now you have to be careful of those precocious statues, especially the one found at the Palau de la Musica Catalana like the one shown in the photo. The statue's name is "Carmela" by sculptor Jaume Plensa.

Little did the human know SHE would play an important role in Carmela's fashion.

The candidate

He's tall, towering over just about everybody with a style of dress and that look stands out.

I literally follow him for about a half a block as he walks with a composed air, towering those around him.

Doesn't he look self-assured, confident, and positive?

I snap the photo, he turns and gives me the biggest smile (not caught on camera) and I,

I was bowled over like a little school girl.

Hmm ... I cast my vote for him for president of the United States as a write-in candidate.

A man and his shoe

His concentration so great, and so TOTALLY absorbed with his shoe, that the man doesn't notice me or anyone around him.

Wink, wink, not Nod!

Who says coffee is a stimulant?

Not this guy.

I had seen this fella 3 weekends in a row, in the position you seen him now and I never saw his face.

Nine months later since this photo was taken, and he's still an enigma.

His name is Hussein

For the past 2 years, I've seen this street vendor showing his goods.

We greet one another ... he with his big wide grin and me, a wave of my hand.

His name is Hussein.

If you see him, maybe you'd like to take home a memory of Barcelona that he's crafted with his own hands?

And, see if you get that big wide grin.

Tilt 'n Shift

 And, shot from the hip ... mine of course.

I liked everything about her, especially the way she moved,

So confident.

Anyway, the photo sort of reminds me of a great street photographer, Juan Colom, who shot many of his photos from a low angle and to the side of his hip.

He captured Barcelona's nightlife during the reign of Spain's dictator, Franco.