A new lens and a crash

My computer crashed! It's never happened before

 and at times I've wondered what it would be like if

and when it did.

 These cabbage eating caterpillars have nothing to do with 

the crash

nor does this beach

 nor this lady -there was no one on the beach the day we were there

But I hired a camera lens about a week ago, to try out, and I love it - and my computer crashed shortly after it arrived. And like all things

  digital in the camera world it requires

a computer to view the pictures and it has been a very frustrating

few days.

 My computer is now fixed thanks to Dulcie who owns the Ullapool equivalent

of PC world only better, if not as big. He managed to save everything

on the hard drive, although, for once I'd listened to advice and backed stuff up.

Now I can start uploading hundreds of photos.

What i first took to be  a jelly cube on the beach at the bottom of the garden, turned out, to be a beadlet anemone. Apparently it tucks it's fronds into the top of its head while it waits for the tide to come in. It seemed to be friendly with this little snail.

I found my very own stalactite. It's rather small it's true

  and may 

take several thousand years (about the same time it'll take

to save for this lens) to become even vaguely spectacular. But it was impressive to watch it drip, dripping away doing it's stalactite thing.

I wish I could say I used my time more productively without the computer.

But it wouldn't be true. I started to knit. I thought a jacket or a coat,  but I haven't knitted for a while so am beginning with a guest towel!  I've read more. 'The Summer Book' by Tove Jansson, quickly followed

by the 'Winter Book' which seems more fitting for the Scottish summer!

The lens is a Zuiko digital 12-60 mm 1:2.8-4.0 standard zoom, and it's

wonderful. It costs an arm and a leg to and will require much saving

of pennies!

and, I would like one very much!