Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Feelings of Spring
Falling thru cold air,
oblivious snow flakes will
melt on the blacktop.
[2019-03-22] Bummer. I want to photograph the inspiration for my haiku, but my old hands cannot go more than a few seconds w/o thick gloves in cold weather.
Hmmm. Tho unheated, my garage gets some warmth leaking from the furnace. I put on a pair of thin gloves that can be worn while doing some things that previously required bare hands. I open the garage door and look outside while standing just inside the garage. Maybe I can work enough of the camera’s buttons while wearing the thin gloves.
The lens zooms too quickly for fine control. I cannot move forward or backward to compensate for zooming too far out or in. Oh well, I can crop the image later to compensate for zooming too far out. Is there a serviceable view in some direction from where I can stand w/o getting too cold? Hmmm. I try five views and go with the last one.
While it does illustrate my haiku, my photo is admittedly not of standalone quality. I can live with that. Any partial workaround for growing old is a small triumph to savor.
Mellow Curmudgeon 
Yeah, the cold sucks. But warmer days soon will arrive
Neil S.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think growing older has mostly theoretical advantages. If my inner thermostat had any outer control mechanism that didn’t involve something knitted, I might find more tangible advantages. As for cold hands, I’ve found two effective, albeit temporary, solutions: run very warm water over my inner wrists — usually for less than 30 seconds (a solution a young woman shared with me more than 30 years ago), and knitted wrist warmers. I’ll send you a photo.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi, Barry, Here’s the photo of a knitted wrist warmer. Worn under a long sleeve, they ward off the chill and my fingers remain nimble. I suppose leather would be more chic than worsted, but pricier. Sue
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad to hear that you persevered to get the snow photo. Regarding the joys of ageing,I tell myself- change your expectations. And get good gloves !
LikeLiked by 1 person