Have I mentioned how I hate April? Yes I think I have. And I’ll probably do it again, next April.

We have a little bit of snow left, and all of it is ugly. Then the ground that has been revealed from under the snow, that’s all ugly as well. Months don’t get more in-between than April. But it’s spring alright, the crocuses and coltsfoot are blooming, I even saw the first hepatica last week and today I noticed that the glory-of-snow in the abandoned garden are budding. But none of that is really inviting me to photography (largely owing to the fact that all these flower spots are next to the main road). I’m gonna have to plant a new batch of crocuses this year… they seem to be happy enough under my kitchen window but they’re near impossible to photograph there. So I’ve picked a new spot which should provide better ops, but that won’t help me until next April.

In the meanwhile, I tried to photograph some moving water in sunlight. I suck at it. I need overcast weather, otherwise I’m all lost. I even wasted a frame of film on the water, how desperate is that?

One thing is for sure. When I said that April is a good month to send my 40D to service, I was absolutely right about that. Except, I have no idea when I’ll get it back. May would be nice.