I’m waiting at a red light this morning, and across the way I see a woman backing toward this chain-link fence. She stands for a moment, then surreptitiously releases the contents of her plastic bag onto the sidewalk.
Body language is 70% East Berlin spy hunter, 30% Mission District little old lady. She crumples up her bag and promptly vacates the scene.
There’s a garbage can ~15 yards ahead, you old bag!!
That’s why I think it was a dead drop or signal of some kind. Some operative checks that corner every morning, and if they see a pile of orange vegetable matter it means they have to assassinate [REDACTED].
My guess is that it was a spirit offering of some kind, Santeria or Candomble or Voudou or similar. A lot of times these spirits want offerings left at specific places – crossroads, banks, running water, etc. This may be a crossroads offering.
Sacrificial Yam
aw, she’s feeding the birds! maybe?
Big yam — if it is a sacrifice, not really sure I want to run into the bird it’s keeping away.
Is there actually a difference between an East Berlin spy hunter and a Mission District little old lady?