Yesterday I somehow managed to strain my left inner thigh which means walking is out of the question.
Perhaps thirty years ago, as featured in https://derrickjknight.com/2013/01/17/im-only-borrowing-it/ I spent a good hour hopping from seat to seat on an Intercity train when I was commuting from Newark to Kings Cross.
The method proved useful once again today. I couldn’t walk, but I could hop from seat to seat around the garden for a photoshoot. So this is what I did.
These images were produced from a seat in the patio;
these from the Wisteria Arbour;
the Gardener’s Rest yielded just two;
then came the decking;
one from the bench at Fiveways;
a good range from the four various viewpoints in the Rose Garden;
two from the concrete patio;
four from the Heligan Path bench;
two from the Westbrook Arbour;
three from the Nottingham Castle bench;
and finally, petunias in a chimney pot on the lawn seen from its own bench. All the other titles will be available from accessing the galleries.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s succulent beef and onion pie; boiled new potatoes; firm carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, with meaty gravy. The Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden, Flo and Dillon drank Ribena, and I finished the Côtes-du-Rhône.
You did a lot of hopping about your garden, Derrick your photography is so beautiful! Take it easy Derrick, let that strained leg heal up. Perhaps a hot shower or bath could help. 👍🏻☺️
Thanks very much, John. When it is on the mend, perhaps
Wow, everything is looking so beautiful!
Thank you so much, M.B.
Seated or standing, you take beautiful photos, Derrick. Too many lovely blooms to choose a favorite, but Fuchsia and shadows caught my eye. I hope your leg is better soon.
Thank you very much, Merril. I wouldn’t have seen that picture from a different position. Perhaps I should sit more often 🙂
Perhaps so, Derrick! It’s interesting what we see from different angles.
Hope you will be better soon! Love the photos! The garden is looking great!
Thank you very much, Aletta
Way to persevere, Derrick. Hope your strain improves!
Thanks very much, Barbara
Florence Statue must have had a very pretty model sit for it years ago.
Indeed. Thanks very much, John
Funny how these things happen. My knee suddenly went out of commission for a day. Hope your sprain is as short lived as mine.
Thank you so much, Sherry
Your seat to seat method produced some wonderful photos. I like the seated-eye views they provided.
I meant to add, I hope your leg injury heals quickly.
Thanks again, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Thank you so much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I’m so sorry to hear about your leg! 🙁 I hope it heals soon. Please rest it…a lot.
Your hopping photos are so unique and beautiful! They make me hoppy…er…happy. 🙂
I love the shelf duck, the water fountain, the statue girls, the ladybugs, the fuchsia shadows, the honesty seeds, the hose, and the Rudbeckia shadows on eucalyptus! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️
Thank you very much for this usual comprehensive response, Carolyn X
A set of different garden picture from a seated angle. Nicely done!
Thank you very much, Bridget
Feel better soon and rest the leg.
Thanks very much, Bridget
Speedy healing.
Your supply of sitting points seems to be very well organised. You were able to offer us many delights as a result.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
Hope your leg gets better soon.
Thanks very much, Rosaliene
Your pictures are a credit to your ingenuity. Good luck with the sprain. Watch those athletic moves. 😉
Thank you so much, Pat
I’m sorry you injured your leg, Derrick. It sounds painful, not to mention inconvenient. I hope you are on the mend soon.
I expect it to last a couple of days, Alys. At least, that is all it used to take 🙂 Thanks very much
Get well soon !!
Thanks very much, Geeta
I hooe your leg is feeling better soon, Derrick! Please rest.
Many thanks, Jill. I have to.
Your photos are still lovely Derrick inspite of hopping in your garden. Do take care!
Thank you very much, Arlene
Your adaptations made for some interesting perspectives – closer to the earth. I hope your leg heals soon. Take it easy.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
I am truly sorry Derrick, but if it is any consolation, your sprain was our gain. 😉 Beautiful photos.
Thanks you so much, AnneMarie 🙂
That hopping of yours proved very fruitful with images of those beautiful summer blooms. Take care.
Thank you very much, Suzanne
A beautiful selection of flowers, Derrick and Jackie, especially those backlit red roses!
Thank you very much, Lavinia
I hope that strain heals quickly, Derrick. Go easy for a while!
Thanks very much, Lavinia. I have no choice 🙂
I must buy a bottle of Ribena. I remember drinking the half glasses left by the children when they were running late for school.
I think you should keep Flo and DIllon if not for any other reason than being helpful gardeners. I need a pair like that. 😉
Muscles are a problem when aging. My surgeon discovered not only a mildly torn gluteus minimus but 80% of the gluteus maximus from torn or the hip…from bottom to top so it didn’t show in the MRI.
I have no idea wow I did it, but I would advise against it,
I do hope you are improving, Chrissy. Thank you very much
A colurful collage. Hope the hopping exercise let you forgot the pain for sometime and you are feeling better today.
It will be a day or so, Rupali. Thank you very much
Your photographs are all excellent illustrations of the various vantage points in your garden – a lovely variety of views for your readers. While I appreciate the beautiful blooms – of course – it is the ladybird ornament that truly caught my eye today.
I’m very pleased about that, Anne. I had almost to slip off the bench to get the picture. Thanks a lot
Hope you’re mobile again soon Derrick
Thanks very much, Sheree.
Rest that leg and get better soon. I love the images you produced from your seat hopping.
Thanks very much, Sue. The leg gives me no choice 🙂
You strained a thigh muscle? That’ll teach you to throw a leg over without warming someone up first. But I do hope it gets better soon. The garden is still flourishing.
So kaind, Gwen. Thanks very much
You have my sympathy. I incurred a similar injury by using a leg to push an over-loaded grocery cart around a sharp corner. As I recall, full recovery took about five days; I hope your recovery time is the same, or even less. Your mention of Ribena reminded me that you mentioned the word being turned into ‘ribera.’ I don’t remember if I commented on it at the time, but the mention of ‘ribera’ reminded me of the first verse of the ancient carol, “Riu, Riu, Chiu” —
Ríu, ríu Chíu, la guarda ribera
Dios guardó el lobo de nuestra cordera…
Thanks very much, Linda. A slight improvement today
Some great photos Derrick, particularly the rusty ladybird with cobwebs.
Thanks very much, Quercus
Every view of the garden is just glorious. Take care of your leg and get some rest.
Thank you very much, Eugi
Most welcome, Derrick.
Beautiful photos, despite not being able to walk well. Hope you heal soon!
Thank you so much, Laurie
A worthwhile hop that’s for sure 😊
Thanks very much, Val
The hopping photographer: another image to smile at. And gosh–must be summer over there. I remember summer: so pretty.
Thanks very much, Rachel 🙂
Brilliant gallery Derrick, I loved the metal ladybug
Thanks very much, John. If I hadn’t been using that viewpoint I would never have noticed its potential
Oh no! I’m very sorry! But you did manage to capture your magical garden! 🌹🌸 Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much, Ribana
I can’t believe you aren’t able to walk, but you still managed to take such gorgeous photos. You are quite resourceful. I hope you are feeling better soon. It’s so hard to be out of commission.
Thanks very much, Jodie. I am treading very gently 🙂
That’s wise, Derrick. I tend to err on the side of impatience, which is often the wrong side.
Me, too. Perhaps I’m learning at last
LOL- Then there’s hope for me yet!
You still managed to take fabulous photos, Derrick. I hope you feel better.
Thanks very much, Dolly
my pleasure, Derrick.
Beautiful photos, Derrick. Hope your leg is much improved already.
It’s fine now, Sylvia. Thank you for reading and asking
A beautiful series of pics Derrick.
Thanks very much, Holly
Hopping good photos, Laddie!
🙂 Thanks very much, Judy