Pinhole camera workshop

 I caught the 8.34am but into Perth, I found my way to the library okay bit it wasn’t open, I walked to the Morrisons and would have had a drink but there was a long queue so I went to the loo and then back to the library. Funky door was closed when I first got there.

And this wall art was near Morrisons.

There were eight of us on the workshop and Paul explained a bit about pinhole cameras and showed us how to make one. We had all taken a box or tin along with us. My friend Michelle bought this box for me years ago, sorry I didn’t take the picture before I made it into a camera!

Just took one photo while we were making them, this was when the pinhole was made and stuck on.

Had lined the tin by then.

When we had all made our cameras Paul gave us all a small ready made one which was loaded, and we set off for quite a long walk round the back streets of Perth looking as art and hopefully taking a photo as we were going to a different building to develop them.

The next one is the one I took my photo of, not that you could tell, but more of that later.

The cow not the nearest one!

Paul did show us a chart with approximate exposure time but most of us over exposed the photos which was disappointing. But mine wasn’t completely black!

We then loaded our own cameras and went outside to take a photo which we could go back and develop. I am really quite pleased with this one.

It was quite a way from the city centre and I had a while before the next train so had a drink at the museum and then walked to the station, another fair distance, and uphill!  On the station there was a Train wash, a bit like a car wash.

I was indoors for a while and recovering as I was very tired and then went with Darren to get some groceries, as Tina has had a bad head today. 

Took this one from the side window of the car on the way home.

Feet up now and won’t be doing much before bed!

Quiet morning, then gardening and jigsaw

I was up later today and not feeling overly energetic so had an easy morning.  This afternoon I decided to sort out the area in from to the shed which has becoming a something of a dumping ground, and weedy to boot. I didn’t show the bushes in the photo but the first half hour was cut time them back so I could get stuff below easily.

A bit different a couple of hours later.

I sat and finished the jigsaw after tea, two pieces missing but I pulled the table out and found them.

Short entry tonight, going into Perth for the pinhole camera workshop tomorrow,

Moncreiffe Island

 Darren had an appointment to get his car MOT done in Perth this morning. The garage is about a mile from the steps at the riverside that lead up to the train track/ walkway across the river to the island in the middle of the Tay river. Anya and I had walked over the path and looked down at the allotments on the island but we didn’t go down and explore. We had a couple of hours so made our way there. We had a walk and came to the golf course after passing the allotments. It is a truly amazing place, so quiet, like being in another world.

You could see the river very close from both sides of the golf course.

We went into the club house and had a drink ( not from the bar!). They have a cafe part as well and welcome visitors.

There was a gallery, well, the sign was still there, but it was closed. There was still this statue outside.

We passed a skate park on the way back to the garage, and the prison.

The car was waiting when we got back, so Darren settled up and we came home.

I haven’t done a great deal since, I did plant three ‘elephant ear’ cuttings that I brought back from the gardening group on Monday. I have had them in water and they look very sad, but hopefully they will liven up.

Have done more to the jigsaw and Darren and Tina have done some too, so the end is nigh!

Plants and concert

 This morning I repotted a couple of house plants and trimmed the dead leaves. They have both had a drink and will hopefully flourish.

I was going into Dunkeld for the concert and wrote a letter first and cut it fine, so I got there much quicker than usual, probably why my knee and hip and complaining this evening. It was the cathedral choir and friends, some of the St Mary’s choir were there including Tina. The choir sung some pieces, the church band played a few and a string quartet played a couple, so quite a variety. At the end the choir mistress played a couple of pieces on the organ.

I had some lunch before walking home at a much more leisurely pace. Got a new quiz sheet today so have been pondering the questions, which this time rate to maths.

May do some jigsaw in a bit.

Out with Darren and evening walk

 On Friday when we were in Blairgowrie I saw a book I liked, made a note of it and managed to get a second hand copy from Awesome books for just over three pound, postage free.

I got the steps put to clean the inside of my sitting room window but the outside is really dirty and as the floor in the bungalow is raised I won’t attempt the outside on steps so have ordered an extending pole cleaner for those.

Late morning I went with Darren to Perth, he had a voucher to get money of fuel for the car at Tesco, we had a look in store while we were there. Then we went to Dobbies and had some lunch, sadly still no fish and chips! I bought some feed for the indoor plants, taking looking after them seriously, hopefully too much attention won’t finish them off! After that we went to B & Q where Darren looked at shelving and bought a tool box. I resisted buying a pineapple plant! While on there one of the staff was using the machine that let him get to the top shelves for reloading items on the shop floor, I said that must be fun!

They also hd one of the mini bears there.

We detoured on the way home to have a scoop of ice cream at the dairy.

I had been going to have a walk this afternoon but decided to phone a hearing clinic to see if they would take me on a a customer when my yearly hearing test is due. The number I phoned covered all their branches so the lady said she would contact the audiologist at the Stirling which is nearest for me to get to.

As she said she would phone back I didn’t go out, but she didn’t phone back today so hopefully I my her tomorrow. 

So I went for a walk along the river path this evening. Sadly the ancient sycamore was taped off as one of the branches (more like a trunk) had broken, filled on the sign several feet away and demolished it. Very sad.

As I passed the bench I usually hve a rest on there was a robin on the back.

It moved and I over zoomed but will put it on anyway.

I walked along to the next two benches and managed to get down to the beach.

I had taken one of the walking poles with me to help me get back up from the beach!

As I had to go round the back of the ancient sycamore I sat on a low root for a selfie!

I will finish with a sketch I did this evening,