I'm making a little progress in my recovery from the recent procedure and the doctor has encouraged me to get out and do a little bit of walking. So I grabbed my lightweight A6000 (I'm not supposed to pick up anything too weighty) to see what I might capture along the way. Happily I discovered that the local jacaranda trees are beginning to bloom with their distinctive lavender flowers. It was a successful walk in multiple ways.
It's an optimistic scene, full of light and color. It shimmers, in fact. Hope you're feeling back to normal soon. I've started walking in our neighborhood following a hip fracture and it's felt good to get out, even if with a mask.
@taffy Pam said you'd had an injury, but I didn't realize it was so severe! Good for you and Ron @stray_shooter getting out for walks. I found that diligent swim exercises every other day keep me in constant dull pain, so I think I'm doing it right! haha/not! I have the ritual from my aqua therapy days...just have to guard against too much sun as I turn dark too fast, bypassing burn! And Ron, I'd forgotten the beautiful jacaranda are out there...I'm missing a lot
Just beautiful, I must read up on this, we are doing a bit of landscaping in our backyard, it might be a perfect addition. Jerry’s doctor told him just last week to get out and walk. With our local Y closed, the only exercise for us is walking. It is good for all of us.
@taffy Optimistic is a very interesting choice! And it works perfectly! I was not aware that you also were laid up with a physical ailment too. Hope you heal quickly. Walking is good!
@Weezilou Well, there ya go. Pending any pending police pursuits, you should make plans to get out there for some jacaranda shots. Santa Ana is always a location that I like to scout for thick groves of said trees.
@onewing Yeah, I guess you are on an alternate schedule. We'll have about two months worth of blooms to enjoy them. There will be more - from me at least.
@pcoulson Thanks Peter. The watermark is there, lower left, but really faint. I think I overdid the opacity just a bit. If someone steals it thinking there's no watermark, maybe only I will know! I discovered another photo of mine that's being used by some website somewhere. It's about three years old and shows up every day with 3 or 4 views. Wish I could monetize that!
@louannwarren Thanks Lou Ann. I highly recommend them as attractive landscaping choices. I've got a couple in my back yard. Very easy to grow, and I think they do well in Texas. They like warmth.
@redy4et Ha ha, yes, they do create quite a mess. I recall a neighborhood in Garden Grove where they line the streets. Pretty, but the people who park their cars on the street are forced to clear their cars off every morning as if it had snowed. Thanks for commenting.
@lyndemc Thanks Denise. Yeah, you don't seem to see them anywhere but California - in the U.S., at least. Wouldn't be surprised if the state decides to tax them too.
@taffy Seems we have a common goal. We are allowed to golf now (with restrictions), but I'm not close to that yet. I did, however, meet some of my golf buddies for a little improvised 19th hole action yesterday. Felt a tad closer to normal.
May 17th, 2020
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Glad to hear your recovery is going well.