Looking up by rosiekind

Looking up

This blackbird was looking up making sure she was safe on the bird bath having a drink and I took this through the kitchen window before my horrible day started! I had to get up early as I needed to be in Bedford for a First Aid course and I thought I had got things sussed! However, I went out to my car and Gordon (my golf) was not a good boy. In fact he was extremely naughty and wouldn't start! Isn't it sods law that when you have to be somewhere for a certain time, somebody up there decides you are not going anywhere under your own steam! Anyway, I threw my keys at Steve and said I shall have to get the bus. What an experience! First of all, I phoned work to ask them to phone the organisation where I was expected to say that I might be late. The bus luckily came a couple of minutes later so that was a stroke of luck. Then I was flabbergasted to discover that it was £6 return and we only live 5 miles away. Good job I had some notes in my purse so at least I didn't feel bad changing a £10 note. Anyway, I got there just in the nick of time. It was a good job I had allowed extra time for the new parking meters in the car park but when I passed the multi-story, there was scaffolding all around so I'm not sure I could have parked there anyway.

The First Aid course was excellent but I had been planning to do the Sainsbury's shop afterwards so that was out. I had to phone Steve and ask him to get some milk and then when I made my way to the bus station (which is a dump that is about to be demolished in preparation for a long overdue new one), I had to find out which bay the bus went from. However, the buses don't seem to operate like that as a Luton bus was in the bay I was waiting at and I needed the Biggleswade bus. I was told that I had just missed one - again sods law! The bus eventually came about 5 minutes late and got stuck in all the rush hour traffic. You wouldn't believe how it meanders round the outskirts of the town to get to where it's going and to cap it all, a huge fat woman sat down next to me and in fact sat on top of me. It was a most uncomfortable journey home. I was worried about missing the stop so got off one stop ahead because I rang the bell not realising that there is a stop in the layby before my stop.

I eventually got home an hour later and set to laying and lighting the fire because I didn't have time to do it before I went to work. Thank goodness I don't usually start work before 10 o'clock and fortunately, it's the end of the week. I'm now looking forward to a better weekend.

Apparently, the car eventually started without any sort of intervention apart from winding it over with the key so I don't know what was wrong but it just makes me feel a bit nervous about going out in case I have the same problem when I'm out somewhere. Gordon is a bad boy and I will not say I like anything again because I was only telling someone yesterday that I loved my car just like I told someone the day before the sensor went on my camera that I liked that too!
Fantastic photo really crisp and sharp. Fav! Sound like Gordon is a moron!
January 24th, 2014  
Wonderful close up capture!! FAV!! Sorry you've had a rough!! I prescribe a nice sit down with something alcoholic!!
January 24th, 2014  
A really sharp capture. Fav
January 24th, 2014  
Superb shot.
January 24th, 2014  
Lovely capture - sorry about the day
January 24th, 2014  
here here says the little blackbird, you should do well for the RSPB counting the birds that visit your garden
January 24th, 2014  
Sweet capture, awful day but weekend ahead :-)
January 24th, 2014  
fav........beautiful capture,I hope your day improved !
January 24th, 2014  
Your bird shots are all fantastic.
January 25th, 2014  
Looks good.
January 25th, 2014  
Wonderful detail in the feathers.
January 25th, 2014  
Cracking portrait
January 25th, 2014  
January 25th, 2014  
Sorry about your bad day - it does throw you out when things like that happen doesn't it. This is a really great shot - love the focus and PoV
January 25th, 2014  
Rosie, a FAV.........love the pov and so superbly sharp. What an awful day you had. Can't bear it when a car becomes unreliable!
January 25th, 2014  
Sweet shot Rosie! Sounds like a rotten day...now done and a weekend upon us.
I dropped my camera today...it actually sort of just slid to the ground, about a foot....not hard...and it won't turn on...has to go to the shop and it won't be warranty and it's ony 4 months old!!!
January 26th, 2014  
Wow! Great shot!
January 26th, 2014  
Wonderful close up
January 26th, 2014  
Outstanding focus in this wonderful shot...Fav
January 26th, 2014  
Super shot and with a window between you and the bird extra good well done
January 26th, 2014  
Wonderful capture, and what a day!
January 27th, 2014  
An instant fav -- a super close up --so much sharp detail , but what an awful day you had hope you recovered over the weekend
January 27th, 2014  
Jo
A wonderful close up shot.
January 28th, 2014  
Just catching up on photos - this is beautiful and such a good crop as well.
January 28th, 2014  
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