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So far so good.
I'm at work now, but I can get everything I need to done. (Including one extra task that was waiting for me when I arrived.)
I got to the gardens about 8:45; even members-only hours don't start 'til 9:00 but I wanted to be early rather than late, because I wasn't sure how long I'd want to spend. So I spent 10 minutes or so in the rose test gardens (which are still moderately boring to look at, to my eyes, but at this time of year smelled absolutely gorgeous). Then (reminded by the roses) I took my antihistamine, and walked up the path to the gardens.
So very peaceful. I like the gardens with few or no people in them. (Various staff members at the gate, setting up for the day; two members sitting and chatting very quietly along one of the paths, one volunteer sweeping gravel off the concrete paths and back onto the gravel areas.) I wandered; I stopped and stared at things I love; sometimes I sat down.
I took 85 pictures. (Yes, I finally recharged a set of batteries. Yes, that was one set of batteries. No, I did not have a low-battery warning after the last picture.) Admittedly, all but three were 900x600 rather than the 1800x1200 mode. And only twice did I turn on flash, and only once zoomed. (And the bratling of a bird that had been standing there the whole time took off JUST as I finished zooming, before I could get the shot. BAH.)
Half or more of them were also slow exposure. Given that I seldom had good bracing points, I'm dubious about how many of those pictures will come out. But they were awfully fun to take.
Then I stopped to buy clothes (specifically, business-style shirts, of which I found three, and yes, they actually fit; and shoes, another pair exactly like my current ones, only not yet scuffed to death). And then I came over to work.
Hopefully in just a few hours, I will be home and can launder my new shirts.
I got to the gardens about 8:45; even members-only hours don't start 'til 9:00 but I wanted to be early rather than late, because I wasn't sure how long I'd want to spend. So I spent 10 minutes or so in the rose test gardens (which are still moderately boring to look at, to my eyes, but at this time of year smelled absolutely gorgeous). Then (reminded by the roses) I took my antihistamine, and walked up the path to the gardens.
So very peaceful. I like the gardens with few or no people in them. (Various staff members at the gate, setting up for the day; two members sitting and chatting very quietly along one of the paths, one volunteer sweeping gravel off the concrete paths and back onto the gravel areas.) I wandered; I stopped and stared at things I love; sometimes I sat down.
I took 85 pictures. (Yes, I finally recharged a set of batteries. Yes, that was one set of batteries. No, I did not have a low-battery warning after the last picture.) Admittedly, all but three were 900x600 rather than the 1800x1200 mode. And only twice did I turn on flash, and only once zoomed. (And the bratling of a bird that had been standing there the whole time took off JUST as I finished zooming, before I could get the shot. BAH.)
Half or more of them were also slow exposure. Given that I seldom had good bracing points, I'm dubious about how many of those pictures will come out. But they were awfully fun to take.
Then I stopped to buy clothes (specifically, business-style shirts, of which I found three, and yes, they actually fit; and shoes, another pair exactly like my current ones, only not yet scuffed to death). And then I came over to work.
Hopefully in just a few hours, I will be home and can launder my new shirts.