One of those ways is to kneel and pull weeds. Another is to kneel with my camera and photograph flowers. It should be easy to guess which I find more enjoyable.
Earlier this summer, while looking at flowers in my back flowerbed, I tripped over an exposed root from a chokecherry I had had removed last year. I actually did a face-plant. I was immediately on my knees, face into the bark mulch. No cane to help myself get up, I had to crawl to a nearby large lower container to help myself get up. Just one of a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth. Memorable but also painful!
I learned a a valuable lesson. Always carry my garden kneeler and a cane with me when I go photographing flowers close to the ground.
I won't be photographing too many more flowers in the coming weeks. Winter is approaching. As I type this post in my garage den, I hear the NW wind shrieking through the tiny gaps in my garage door seal. Last night, my Yahoo weather app was incorrectly predicting overnight snow. Environment Canada was correctly predicting overnight rain showers. Obviously, it was a close call.
Now, I have to empty out the gardening and photography gear and other stuff in the middle of the garage so my wife can pull her car into the garage when she gets home from work. That's more than a day's exercise but it's a promise I must keep.
Too much to do and too little time ...
The view is different when kneeling! Sounds like your October will be busy with garden and garage duties. Too bad we do not live closer and we could share the duties! But Margaret does deserve to have some garage space so it will be easier to get in the car and go in those cold months. Our garage will house our car once the space has been cleared for it.
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