And did you dig canals and build sand dams on the beach when you were a child? I did. I think possibly one of the things I’m looking forward to about being a grandfather is helping my granddaughter redirect the water on the beach.
I was indulging the same streak in my character on Sunday, despite being 68 rather than eight! I went out for a walk while it was raining heavily, wearing waterproof shoes and my best rainproof anorak. Nearing the end of the route that I’ve been round a couple of hundred times this year, I discovered that a road I thought of as level – wasn’t. I had seen the water streaming down the gutter of the main road which is a definite hill, and I was surprised to find an almost equally vigorous flow in the flatter gutter.
And I played. I noticed that there were dams of leaves blocking the flow down the storm water drains, so I dipped a waterproof to toe in the water and cleared some of the leaves out of the way. Childish? Yes, of course. But fun. Would I have behaved like that if there was anyone else around? Well, maybe not. But it was interesting to do and I learned something. There’s more downhill than I thought.
It’s important to play with your photographs as well. With the camera and it settings, in processing, and possibly even in getting prints if you don’t normally do that. When you stop playing you start to atrophy. So go out and play this week. Otherwise, really will all be downhill from here.
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