However much I love Spain, it hasn't got the seasons, and August has to be the most colourful one here in the UK. Driving along the road it is hard to keep ones eyes away from all the amazing images that are passing you by. I have been blown away by them, but feel that there are most probably enough photographs out there already covering the Autumn/Fall. Especially those of my American teachers Laurie Excell, Moose Peterson and Joe Mcnally - not forgetting Scott Kelby. They produce images that I can only dream of - maybe one day soon :-) Ludlow is as lovely as ever with a wide range of friendly excentric people. I have had red Indians doing sun worshiping opposite my house, a cowboy walking a weasel/ferret on a lead and then a man walking past with two parrots, obviously giving them a day out. Love love love it........ Yesterday I went to see an osteopath ( only a stroll away) as I seem to have less blood flow to one side of my head ( explains a lot, and I just thought it was my Irish genes) I felt a lot better after all the stretching, clicking and bendy stuff. I hadn't realised that I might have to take my clothes off, and felt rather dumb struck when asked to remove my jeans. Quickly trying to recollect what pants I had put on that morning. Horrors of horrors, it was a thong because of wearing jeans ( no panty line wanted) No No a fifty two year old in a thong arghhhhhhhh. Its ok the osteopath said at last , just unbutton the the jeans and that should be fine. Obviously my expression had revealed my anxiousness.
Anyway everything feels looser and i will go back in a week, in the meantime i have the eye consultant this Friday to have a look at my lens implants as they are causing me some concern and it looks like I will need them removed and new ones replaced. Similar to the Bionic woman - maybe i should gradually rebuild myself. Also if this wasn't enough, my Insomnia has been terrible and after two weeks I was feeling a wreck and similar to how I was in Spain when the menopause first hit. I tried everything but conceded in the end and went to see a doctor. I now have drugs that make me sleep like a baby which is great and scary, I can't take them for ever but i want to sleep so badly. I think i am going to try and not worry about the pills or anything else health related for a week and then reconsider the situation ( was that not a song in 'Oliver')
Oh, I better mention gardening while I'm here. As we have a strict recycling system here in Ludlow and this Tuesday was the collection of white bags ( garden and food waste, and cardboard/paper, compostable items) I thought I would clear the garden - well four white bags worth, as that is my limit for collection purposes. The hardest work is not the gardening it is trying to cut or bend everything to fit into the white bag ( they are not big) anyway it is cleared now and I wont be able to resist finding some lovely plants on the market to give us some colour through the winter. Birds are emptying the feeders in a day and half, which starts making it a expensive pleasure, but worth it. I am busy working on my photography and post editing pics. Hopefully I will soon start on my new website covering my photography.
The mornings can be hauntingly beautiful, with the mist covering the river and the town.