Shopping in the rain – 24 September 2024

We haven’t had very much rain for weeks, but when Scamp risked shopping wearing a hoodie but no raincoat or brolly, it was a day too far.

We’d been to Tesco in the afternoon. I was wearing my famous blue raincoat, not my new rainproof jacket, but Scamp had decided it wasn’t going to rain and it didn’t … At least, not until we were coming out of the shop with a trolley full of groceries. Then the rain started and unfortunately Scamp got wet.

It was really just a shower, but a lengthy one and quite heavy for a while. I used that time to wax my boots, something I’d been intending to do for about a month or more. When the rain dragged itself away to annoy someone else, I put on my new green jacket and my freshly waxed boots and went for a walk in St Mo’s. I didn’t get much, although the light was really bright and clear. Then when I was halfway round I took one photo of a low hanging Hazel branch and saw the “No Room To Save” message. The SD card was full. That was when I realised my spare SD cards were in my other camera bag, back at the house. Oops. Time to go home.

On the way home I was walking on a path between trees and the low afternoon light was gorgeous, so I just had to stop and admire it and to remember I had my phone with me and the phone could save in RAW format. That saved the day and gave me today’s PoD. Always remember, the best camera in the world is the one in your pocket!

I must make a note to self: Buy more SD cards. Just a couple to keep one in each of my camera bags.

Dinner was a mix and match Chilli Non Carne made from a recipe I got from a bloke I met at a retreat years and years ago. It’s scribbled down in a scrapbook with limited details, but it works every time. Thank you, whoever you are.

Hazy: We watched the first episode of The Great British Bakeoff. Just the usual mix of serious bakers, no hopers and loonies.

Hoping to meet Alex tomorrow for a photo walk, probably in Glasgow.

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