Day 240 - Potomac Garden Center

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New Pine Growth

Needles and droplets

It was not a great middle of the day.  I took a hard fall when a toddler ran and fell in front of me.  I tripped on her, then put out my hands to break the fall as I watched the tile floor of the public library come up to meet me.  I landed flat on my chest, without hitting my head or cracking my knees. Luckily, both the toddler and I are OK, but these old bones are really going to feel the impact that my wrists, shoulders, and ribs absorbed when I hit the deck. 

That said, my plans to walk at Sugarloaf Mountain to see the azaleas in bloom were put on the back burner.  On my way to Sugarloaf, I pulled into the parking lot of the Potomac Garden Center to pop a couple of Tylenol tablets, and that's when I decided I may as well do my walk there.

Clematis

Pink Dogwood

I got out of the car and circled the property, walking in the wet grass.  My sneakers got soaked, but that served to take my mind off my sore ribs.  After I walked the perimeter, I went into the plant displays in front of the greenhouses and shot a little macro of wet flowers and leaves.  Oh, did I mention, too, that it was raining?

I'm fine, really.  The child was more upset than I was.  She was scared and started hyperventilating and had to be calmed and rocked by her grandmother.  But the library staff gave each of us a sticker, so by the time I left, we were both smiling at each other.  It's amazing what a little sticker can do for one's mood.

Sign on the fence outside the garden center advertising a
cleaning business. Someone needs to proofread.

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Cam's rules for the Daily Photo Walk:

1. walk every day
2. the walk must be in addition to any other planned activity for the day
3. post a photo every day
4. use whatever camera is easy and convenient for walking comfortably; always have a backup camera at the ready in case of mishaps (I use the Nikon Coolpix P7700)
5. no weather excuses
6. walk only where it is safe to do so