I’m absolutely shattered this evening. I’m having a bit of a stressful week at work – nothing bad, just something I’m working on that I’ve not done fully before and I’m focussed on trying to make the best job of it that I can, which is taking a bit of a toll. Plus, on the physical side, I completed week seven of Couch to 5K today – the last of the 25-minute runs. Two more weeks to go, and three 28-minute runs for the next week. I always feel a sense of achievement when I complete one of the runs, but I wasn’t in the mood today, and it took effort and willpower to not stop moving.
Another grainy HP5+ photo today.
Geese on the water
So serene on the surface
Liquid hides effort
Olympus OM-2N, E.Zuiko Auto-T 135mm f/2.8 & Ilford HP5+ (@800asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°.
Taken on 1 March 2021
Steel City Snapper photography 
Shattered is not a good thing to be. Hopefully that’s just an English euphemism for pulling thick clumpfuls of one’s own hair out. but wait a minute, that’s not good either. Hang in there. As usual, enjoyed the charming haiku. I’ve really been meaning to take a try at it, I’ve wanted to do it as a project with my youngest. I thought he’d really get a kick out of it. An old friend of mine, her mom has published several books of haiku. Every once in a while I see them in the bookstore.
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Shattered = very tired. “Knackered” can also be used in the same way, although it can be seen as a little more vulgar. Knackered can also mean broken, as in “I dropped my camera on the floor and now it’s knackered”. In which case “Shattered” might also fit! 🙂
The haiku’s came about after I watched a TV show over Christmas where TV presenter James May toured Japan. He made haikus occasionally to describe his experiences and I thought it would be a nice mental flex to write one each day for my blog – either about the photo I’ve posted, or something that’s happened to me. They’re usually written on the spur of the moment with little forethought, so probably aren’t very good.
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In the U.S. “shattered” as an adjective for mood or emotion has a similar connotative quality to feeling devastated and torn apart. So you have set this mind at ease 🙂
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Excellent photo. Hope you got a break!
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Thanks Yuri. Had a break over the weekend, but back into it again this week. Better to be busy than not though.
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Better to stay busy i agree but never forget to take a good break 🙂
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Not to worry – I have a couple of long weekends soon to arrive. 🙂
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