Observation #2

My second observation was done between 12 and 1p.m. to observe the homeless people during lunch time on Franklin Street. I was still observing from Starbuck's and various other places on Franklin Street and kept my distance. At this particular time there were more individuals than in my first observation and they were all walking fast and seemed like they had some certain place to go. There was a group of homeless people today rather than single individuals on Franklin Street with a couple of people on their own. The people on Franklin Street seemed like they worked in a professional field and their were very less students at this time than during my first observation. The homeless people seemed to recognize the professional attire and were more aware of the individuals surrounding them this particular day. There was a different homeless guitarist outside today and he was sitting in a chair playing for passersby with a money jar in front of him. Compared to the guitarist in my first observation he was less invasive and never harassed people for money. He seemed to receive more money from people walking by this way. The group of homeless people were laughing and interacting amongst themselves and some even walked up and down Franklin Street with the flow of traffic. The citizens seemed more concerned with these people and tended to avoid them by moving away from them or talking on their cell phone as they walked by. The larger group of homeless people didn't seem to mind these individuals that avoided them and seemed to even laugh at these particular people.