Thursday 30 November 2017

Warsaw: The Men Who Live in the Bushes


Since early Spring, from a distance, I've observed a small group of men living in some bushes not far from a buzzing underground station in Warsaw.

However, the weather is now definitely starting to turn towards winter so I guess that they'll (hopefully) be seeking somewhere warmer indoors for winter.

What I find fascinating about this group of men is that their small camp inside the bushes is incredibly well-organised and in its own way, neat and tidy:
 

Inside their camp, the men have made separate tent-like structures from big black bin  bags for themselves, and have a kind of table with a few small chairs where they eat and drink together.  In the picture above, you can even just about make out a frying pan hanging from the bushes.

In the picture below, you can see that the men have created their own kind of boundary blocking others from entering their camp inside the bushes:


However, now that the early winter snow is upon us, the men are seeking sanctuary in a local watering-place where they try to get a proper sleep during the day:


Have a lot of respect for these men.  They might sleep rough, but from what I've seen, they tend to keep themselves to themselves, and do no harm to anybody else.  I hope they're somehow warm and safe as winter more seriously takes its course.

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