Jackie drove me to Lymington where I spent the morning in the EE showroom. I had been two days without a service on O2. There is no other supplier’s showroom within several miles of us, and I could not telephone O2.
Cutting a long story short, I decided to transfer to EE, where it is possible to speak to a real person in an accessible building. My old Samsung, a good 10 years old, is now obsolete, so I also upgraded to the current model.
Miraculously, my O2 account worked this afternoon.
Late this afternoon, we took a short forest drive.
I stepped out on Holmsley Passage
and photographed autumn bracken in surrounding woodland
and undulating landscape.
Voices of the two young women on the winding road had carried way up the hill behind me.
Further on, I wondered for how many centuries had shafts of sunlight outlined the mossy mounds of the ancient hedgerow banks along Bisterne Close, or
the backs of generations of smiling young pigs,
gleefully guzzling
acorns on the steep slopes leading out of Burley.
This evening we dined on second helpings of last night’s takeaway with the same beverages.
The timelessness of nature beats battling with technology any day!
It does, indeed. Thanks very much, Anne
The UK is centuries old which has fascinated me for years, I want to visit some day!
Thanks very much, John
We have bracken along our property line and it’s a nuisance. Some have sharp needles and maybe there the ones called buckthorn.
Thanks very much, Steve
Technology both baffles and angers me, but Nature is always there to calm the savage beast.
Quite so, GP. Thank you very much
so true GP. so true. Derrick’s pictures and musing always bring a smile…
That is true!!
Isn’t it amazing what a new cellphone can do? You have the prettiest porkers in your neighborhood.
Thanks very much, Pat. All I really want from a phone is calla and texts 🙂 Pleasing porker opinion.
Perfect porkers!
Pleased you think so. Thanks very much, Sheree
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Love the road picture.
Thanks very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
I was vastly relieved to finally come across the name Samsung. At first, your references to O2 suggested that you’d been put on oxygen, and were suffering some sort of physical malady. Now I have it sorted — enjoy that new technology!
Thanks very much, Linda. I guess I will get to enjoy it 🙂
I used to hate updating to new phones and providers but since everything can be transferred on the spot, I takes no time to get comfortable again.
The pigs look too busy to notice you.
Thanks very much, Chrissy. Unfortunately my older phone’s obsolescence means I have to transfer all the saved phone numbers manually. You are right about the pigs
hmmm, funny how switching to EE, your O2 account started working … yep ..the axe is mightier than the bow & arrow …
🙂 Cheers, Ivor
The top shot is my very favourite and I am delighted that it features so often (I’m not too sure what EE means and neither O2 but I guess it is to do with your phonus mobilis)
Two different companies. I don’t know either 🙂 Thanks very much, John. I always think of you on Holmsley Passage – Hardy and horse whispering
How many centuries, indeed? I wonder how old those hedgerows are.
So do we, Laurie. I expect a proper historian could tell us. Thanks very much
I always seem to be drawn to the color of your fall bracken.
Thanks very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I’m with GP! Glad you enjoyed a nice outing after dealing with phone nonsense.
Thanks very much, Jill
I enjoyed the play of light and shadow in these photos. The passage reminded me of “The Long and Winding Road,” one of my favorite songs. It’s often better to speak to a real person in an accessible building, especially when phones and technology are involved.
Thanks very much, JoAnna
I love thinking about how things are connected in nature, and pondering how long they have been as well.
Thanks very much, Gary
Some lovely photographs, and some very profound thoughts….and a spotted pig!
Thanks very much, John
Lovely photos! I, too, prefer nature over technology!
I’m glad you got the phone stuff dealt with. (Sorry for my using such a technical word…”stuff”…HA! 😉 😀 )
The pretty pigs look overtly oblivious to your tech troubles! 😉 😛
(((HUGS))) 🙂 ❤️
PS…Years ago when I took my old “dinosaur ancient” phone in to trade up, the young man in the store called over all the other young staff to see my old phone. I said, “Are you saying my phone is ancient?” and he replied, my staff have probably heard of this kind of phone but they’ve never seen one. HA! 😀
Thanks very much, Carolyn. Nicely alliterative comments
It’s certainly acorn time. They’re everywhere here in Surrey too. Coincidentally, I’m also trying to arrange a transfer from O2 to EE – purely for convenience of access to their services.
Thanks very much, Roland. Great minds…
Lovely autumn views Derrick… And Oh to speak to REAL people… 😉
Thank you so much, Sue
I was confused by EE and O2, but I’m glad you have phone service. ?
I love the colors of the “undulating landscape”–but then also the mossy green in the photo beneath it.
Centuries indeed. I wonder how it has changed over time.
Tank you so much, Merril
good morning Derrick.. there are a couple of pictures here that I really “felt” thank you.
Thank you very much, Q
Gorgeous photos, Derrick. Nature never disappoints except perhaps, when she’s angry. Technology definitely has its advantages and disadvantages.
Yes – we wouldn’t be without our technology. Thanks very much, Eugi
Glad you got the phone situation taken care of, Derrick. And your musings about the hedgerows are indeed provocative.
Thank you very much, Maj
Lovely landscape images.
Thank you very much, Rupali
Fall in the Forest! I am glad the summer heat and drought are over for you. Enjoy the last warm days! I love the gleefully guzzling porkers. 🙂 Life goes on, century after century. We are surrounded by ghosts of what has come before.
We are, indeed, Lavinia. Thank you very much
Fabulous autumn photos, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Dolly
My pleasure, Derrick.
I have been very happy with EE and especially the good service that you can get at their shop. I hope you have a good experience too. Lovely pig pictures today.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal. That is encouraging
such a wonderful place to visit 🙂
Thanks very much, RIOP
Love that guzzling spotted pig!
Thanks very much, Jan
Hi Derrick, I was a little confused by O2 at first. I thought you were referring to oxygen cannisters. I have one for my dad for his bad days. I don’t think I’ve ever seen bracken. I know the term only from Enid Blyton’s books.
Thank you very much, Robbie
Great pig picture. It just about sums technology up – mobile phones, WordPress and a bloke in his dining room commenting on the quality of your porcine portraiture. Where is the brave new world of robot butlers and quality leisure time with trips to Mars? Or did Dan Dare lie to me?
it’s kind of funny how mechanical gadgets get to us in the end… I can’t ever remember my folks replacing our telephones in the 50s or even in the 60s when the dial sort arrived…let alone having problems with the dialling mechanism. OK, occasionally we would need a new toaster…
Today’s problem is built in obsolescence, Catherine. Thanks very much
The pig with the black spots is super cute. The woodland floor is so interesting at the moment.
Thank you very much, Susan
I feel as though I recognize the mossy hedgerow in these shots. As well the hill on Holmsley Passage. It makes me happy to see things I recognize, even if it’s only through photos. That’s a great polka-dotted pig.
Thank you very much, Crystal. It is good that some of these locations have become familiar