Yes, it’s post 500 and I’m feeling a little bit smug. However, the smugness is kept in bounds by the realisation that 500 posts isn’t the same as 500 good posts.
Despite this, it was nice of the Red Arrows to drop by and put a display on for us. The photos aren’t great, but the camera wasn’t very expensive and it’s fine for butterflies and flowers. Seeing as I photograph the Red Arrows about once every 20 years and butterflies nearly every day I think I have the balance about right. I’d hate to spend £1,000 on a camera and then wait 20 years to use its full potential.
In fact, being tight, I’d hate to spend £1,000 on a camera.
The day was the usual mix of heat, work and complaints about working in the heat. We watered polytunnels, collected eggs, made cards, plaited corn dollies from drinking straws (modern stalks are too short) and served a couple of passing walkers with ice creams.
In addition I put poultry up for sale on Preloved, Gumtree and Pets4Home, (for which I don’t get paid) wrote several rude emails (which I resisted the temptation to send) and one which I didn’t. I dealt with Men in Sheds (for which I don’t get paid) and queries about the Agroforestry Project (for which I don’t get paid).
We also had to extract a growling pig from the water trough. She’s developed the habit of inserting herself into the water trough to cool herself down and this is the second time she’s got stuck under the top bar.
She tends to get annoyed that she’s stuck, and even more annoyed when we have to pull her out, hence the growling. I didn’t get paid for that either, but it’s not every day you get to hear a pig growl so I’ll settle for that.
You may see a theme developing here. I am feeling jaded and put upon, a feeling that increases when talking to the ex-farm apprentice, who is now in a new job with a local nursery and thoroughly enjoying himself. He also gets paid for the work he does. I’m jealous.
Then, as the day drew to a close, we had a visit from the Red Arrows.
Congrats!! Take a picture of the pig next time! 😄
Will do!
You can get a decent DSLR camera especially the Sony ones, for some reason Sony’s DSLR cameras weren’t quite ”it” for the photographer hipster types and so, they are being sold online for a bargain, mine was £170, free really nice case, spare battery, spare long lens and a good memory card
I’m speechless. And that takes some doing!
Congratulations on your 500th post. Keep it going….
Thanks – I’ll do my best. 😉
and 500
And thanks again. 😉
Well done with the Red Arrows
Thanks
Sorry you were feeling low.
It will pass. 😉