After last week's attempt to help my neighbour backfired, you'd think I'd be more wary about offering help. No.
I was in Tullynally Castle and gardens which are about to close for the rest of the season. It's really beautiful there. I was sitting on one of the garden seats, surveying all that lay before me when a woman and her mother walked towards me. I heard the woman say
"Stand over there by that beautiful tree and I'll take your photo."
Knowing how much I now cherish photos of me and Mam I piped up
"Would you like me to take a photo of the two of you together?"
"Oh would you? That would be lovely,"
I stood up and put out my hand to take, what I presumed would be her phone to take the photo. But no. She handed me this kick-ass camera and started to explain to me all about focusing and light exposure and what not.
I nodded as if I had the faintest idea what she was talking about and took the camera in my shaking hands. They took up their position in front of the tree and I started to point and shoot. I mean I could see (roughly) what I was aiming at in the screen. I figured if I took enough of them at least ONE photo should turn out okay.
I handed the camera back and they thanked me profusely. I said my goodbyes and took off. I turned around once to see them hunched over the screen examining my handy work. They were probably muttering
"For feck sake these are all out of focus. I thought she knew what she was doing!"
Who the hell uses a camera to take photos anymore?
Ah well I tried to be nice. To quote Elphaba from Wicked
No good deed goes unpunished!
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