It's what you CAN do that counts

Went to London, early, wearing my 'Birthday Girl' badge, carrying new camera and clutching tickets to the Paralympic Games!! Can't describe the excitement we felt, the atmosphere that we enjoyed and the awesomeness of the feats we saw. (I don't use that word often). I think this moment is one that will stay with me - the realisation that the men in orange vests were guides for the runners... who were blind. Seeing them running with such determination, such confidence and faith in their guides made me feel so humble.. and also a little ashamed of all I think I can't do.
And gosh did the crowd clap and cheer each time they came past....
Lots of wonderful sights that day, I'm sure more will sneak into my 2nd album, but this one will stay with me.
I mwah a kiss back at all of you who looked at, liked or commented on my kissy fish shot! Thank you X

[Jason Daniels]

Happy B'day Phil! Oh and the Aussies are doing well at the Paralympic Medal count!!!

[Nada A.]

Happy birthday!

What a great story this picture shares. Thanks for the explanation which adds a whole other dimension to the story.

[aurorajane]

Happy Birthday Phil and what a wonderful way to celebrate it. The atmosphere would have been infectious. Way to go!

[Nat]

Happy birthday Phil!! What an inspiring way to celebrate it.

[Tony]

Great capture Phil, Happy Birthday. Amazing the lengths to which they drive themselves.

[Bev]

What a great shot! And perfect for a birthday treat! Happy Birthday!

[GPix]

Great action shot!!

[Sally Gustavson]

What a great shot and wonderful experience to witness such amazing athletes. Happy Birthday!

[Shirley Banford]

Bravo you! Great shot of the action.

[Amaya Williams]

Inspiring photo! Warm wishes for a very happy birthday!

[Diana]

So today is your birthday! Happy Birthday to You! Did you receive any cold hard cash? Very motivating capture! We should all have such courage and trust in our fellow man!

[Amanda Thepanda]

Happy BIrthday. I know a bloke who competes in blind running (well he used to) I'm fairly sure he was a paralympian too!

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

A great shot of some truly great achievements - Happy Birthday!

[alia_801]

Wow! Great shot to show the amazingness of it! I'm just thinking how tricky it would be to be a guide too - having to match the runner's speed and help them navigate the track without providing extra assistance. Fantastic feats of teamwork! Happy birthday too! :)

[ShanneW]

happy birthday - what a great shot of the runners here

[Rob]

Happy Birthday! What a wonderful shot!

[Denise]

Great actions shot.

[John]

Cool shot

[Kylie Martin]

nice motion shot

[Lisa Pouncy]

An astonishing capture! One of my daughter's school friend's from her primary school days is in the GB blind football team. It was so wonderful to see him being interviewed the other morning. A wonderful Birthday treat for you by the sounds of it. Happy Belated Birthday xx

[Henri Russell]

Great action composition.

[Peter de Graaff]

This is incredible. How amazing

[Sheila Coates]

New camera for your birthday? Lucky girl! What a great shot you managed to get with it - it's as if you are standing right on the track!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Happy Belated birthday! Congratulations on the "new" camera and happy shooting. What a great way to start using it- with such an inspirational shot!

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

The paralympians are way more inspirational in my books than the olympians... just wish they got better coverage on tv than they do. I have caught a few races with the wheelchairs with Oskar watching and told him about it... he was so excited that the next night he called out that they were on again! Great shot :)

[Andreas]

Happy birthday! The paralympiers(?) are amazing.

[Sandy]

Happy Birthday Phil! Looks like you had a great day of celebrating life. Nice action shot!

[davide]

happy birthday!!!! I remember you telling me the best people were born in August:) this is a fantastic action shot; so you got a new camera as bday present: yay!