Kendal in Bloom

Today's the day ........................ for an equipment malfunction

I had quite a worrying time this morning.

I'd finally got round to downloading on to my computer, the hundreds of photographs on my camera.  I hadn't done it since March this year - so you can imagine how many there were.  Anyway, I left it doing its thing but when I returned, there was a square of death in the middle of the screen saying something about a corrupt file.  The worst thing was that my camera seemed to have frozen - and even when I unplugged it from the computer, it was a lifeless lump.  I really thought that it was a gonner - and the prospect of a camera-less existence loomed large.

Just as well then that we have a wonderful camera shop in town.  It's staffed by young, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable young men.  They know everything about photographic equipment of all kinds - and in the blinking of a shutter, they had me sorted.  I had to buy a new memory chip, but at £7 that wasn't going to break the bank.

So I went on my way with a spring in my step - and took a picture of the hanging baskets of Kendal to celebrate ..................