Pleasure and pain

Pleasure and pain was the order of the day today. i was asked if i could photograph an event at Nottinghamshire Hospice this week. It was held today (saturday) and was a chance for people to come and have a look round the new gardens and plant some 'forget me not' seeds in memory of a loved one.

we arrived at 12.30pm to find a great turn out, there were lots of people walking around the house and gardens exploring, some even brought picnic food and made day of it. It was lovely to see kids playing around the huge old tree in the grounds. It was my birthday yesterday and to my surprise the staff at the hospice had bought me a huge cake and all signed a lovely card.

a birthday card full of lovely messages from the hospice team

A cake to feed 20 people just for 5 of us!

I was told that i would be paid for todays job but as usual i refused and offered my services for free. The parking at hospice is sparse at best so its best to park on the road, i usually drive past and then do a 3 point turn on the street just beyond. whilst performing this manoeuvre today i drove in to post! car body damage number 1.

number 1

Car body damage number 2 came as we were driving home, all of a sudden there was a loud metallic thud that seemed to come from the back off the car. i first thought that we had been hit by a fling branch as there were a lot of large old trees hanging over the road, but as i looked in the rear-view mirror i saw a bright orange football in the road. It must have been kicked from the park we had just driven passed. I'm taking solice in the idea that if our car wasn't in the way the ball could well have caused more of an accident.

number 2

Ive been struggling with a hamstring issue for a couple of weeks and because my legs weren't at their best at the last physio session with @sport_victoria she asked me to come along on friday to see how i was getting on. I had put lots of effort in last after the weeks runs as there was no way i was going through another excruciating massage like last time. The extra effort had paid off they were much better, although the hamstring thing was still an issue. After another painful session trying to figure out what was going on in my left leg, the run today was great. The only problem now is that we have to carry on with the same treatment next time! Oh well, its worth it as it seems to be working.