This boat has been here for absolutely years! Underexposing it hides the deterioration but I'm surprised it hasn't collapsed!
Three good things;
1. My bike ride took me past this field and round the glorious countryside of North Otago for 12 km.
2. Counting the calories of a chocolate bar that was wasting away in the fridge did nothing for my conscience but a lot for my smile!
3. A great friend phoned me late at night to tell me her husband, also a great friend, had had a heart attack but was having a triple by-pass within hours and would then be much better! He was slim, walked and swam regularly, ate all the right food yet got struck down!
this looks like a charcoal drawing. you've really honed your post processing skills very well. i love all the details. and chocolate is good anytime it gives you a smile. sorry to hear about your friend's husband.
So it would be false to think that we could be sailing away in this ! I like Sheila @sheilag 's comment --You have done a great job at editing .You must be having the time of your life seeing the countryside on your bike -- have you given it a name yet?-- perhaps Little red riding hood !!
This has the look of a pencil drawing sketch in an old book. That boat must have had good times in the past poor thing....looks alone & unloved now!
12km you are getting about maggiemae...it sounds wonderful & I'm sure you will have to pedal it a little or aren't there any pedals? The poor man did everything right & still gets struck down, there is no justice! When I think of my friend Ann & how she went to Slimmers world for the six months prior to her death....she might as well have gorged on chocolates & cream cakes for all she new!
@happypat I have to pedal to make the motor work but its easy pedalling, Pat. A good exercise but not in any way strenuous! About Ian, he went swimming for an hour just about every day at 7am and they had to drive for half an hour to get to the pool! His arteries were so clogged, they couldn't put a stent in! I continue to think that it is in the genes. John's always said exercise is bad for you - you can die!
I do hope your friend's husband comes through the surgery and recovers well. Love the framing and pov in this capture. The vessel suggests to me Noah's Ark after it finally reached dry land, although this obviously isn't Mount Ararat. Re: the chocolate bar: you couldn't leave the poor thing languishing in the fridge, now, could you? :) You just reminded me that I have a vegan chocolate cupcake in my fridge waiting to become my dessert tonight.
what a great find and love it in B&W
hope everything goes well with your friends husband .... makes you wonder why since it sounds like he took pretty good care of himself?
@lesip I've always thought 'what will be will be' and this was in his genes. And - why torture yourself on a low fat, low calorie, low anything diet and exercise to the extreme! I'm for chocolate, lounging, and gentle exercise!
Love the ahot, as others have said its like a pencil sketch. I have just eaten a piece of chocolate while looking at photos so your comment makes me feel guilty! Hope your friend's husband gets better quickly
@grammyn Its not as long as 140k rides I used to do 15 years ago, Katy but I've got different legs and lungs now! Need that chocolate to put a smile on my face as well as rebellious action!
This is a great shot and love your processing, Maggiemae. So glad your friends husband will be ok. You are a smart woman. We all need to take care but not to the extreme.
Yes, this is a scene right out of the TV show! And the b/w fits right in with it. My thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery on your friend. When my father had his heart surgery we were amazed at how quickly he felt and looked better- almost immediately after the surgery. And he loved showing folks the scar on his leg from where they took one vein out to replace one of the ones around his heart.
Great shot, Maggie. Nice processing. You can't tell it's old. As for heart attacks, they don't discriminate. I am glad that she told you he was going to be okay.
12km you are getting about maggiemae...it sounds wonderful & I'm sure you will have to pedal it a little or aren't there any pedals? The poor man did everything right & still gets struck down, there is no justice! When I think of my friend Ann & how she went to Slimmers world for the six months prior to her death....she might as well have gorged on chocolates & cream cakes for all she new!
hope everything goes well with your friends husband .... makes you wonder why since it sounds like he took pretty good care of himself?
Hope your friend's husband recovers quickly!!
So sorry for your friend. use that as justification for that chocolate bar!
Yes, this is a scene right out of the TV show! And the b/w fits right in with it. My thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery on your friend. When my father had his heart surgery we were amazed at how quickly he felt and looked better- almost immediately after the surgery. And he loved showing folks the scar on his leg from where they took one vein out to replace one of the ones around his heart.