Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

It was long after what is technically classed as lunchtime before I got home. It had been a busy morning in spite of playing with the camera in my son’s garden. The day was sunny but windy… a perfect day for a long walk and I had promised the small dog we would have a proper wander when I came home. First, however, I needed bare feet for a while and a coffee. I uploaded the pictures of the flowers, wiped the memory card and put the camera battery, almost dead, on charge… and thought I might as well set about clearing the inbox while I was at it. I had journals to respond to and I wanted to get them done too.

Except, the power went off. After checking the fuse box and the meter it was apparent that it was a power failure… nothing I could do but…