The zen and the not so Zen

Taking photos for me is usually a great therapy.... but not always...!

Since we had a really nice day yesterday (60 degrees!!!), I wanted to get out and take photos. Since I bought a new car on Friday, I kinda wanted to take her for a little drive as well. So I went to Kimberling City to take photos at the lake.

Since most everything looks like this, I was actually worried about the photos I would get.

I took a few shots down near the picnic areas, but I just didn't really like what I was seeing. As I was leaving, I noticed this little cove. I HAD to turn around to get some shots! I thought my worst problem was going to be as I was walking down the steep embankment to get to the cove. WRONG!!!! I made it down to the bottom near the water and took some shots. I wasn't really getting the effect I wanted, so I looked around to find a place higher up that I could take photos. I found a rock that I could stand on while I took some shots. It wasn't wobbly or anything, so I thought I was ok. That was until my feet went flying out from under me (for no reason!!!) and I landed on my right hip and arm. Fortunately my camera got a cushy landing as it ended up landing on me..... but that was the end of my taking photos by the cove. I climbed my way back up to the top and left.

Since I wasn't in severe pain at the time, I decided to go to Moonshine Beach in Branson to take photos. The beach area was closed for the winter, but the boat launch area wasn't so I took some shots here.

I liked the pattern of the algae growing on the boat launch.

The evergreens are still... well... green :D

Another little cove area. But after my fall, I wasn't going to try to get there...

I wasn't the only one interested in going to the lake. It was actually quite a bit more active than I had expected midweek. I guess everyone got tired of the cold!

Btw, for those of you who are wondering, I am ok after my fall. No broken bones, two small bruises. I knocked things out of alignment in my back and neck and went to the chiro to get them fixed. So now I am primarily just sore. I actually got really lucky and am very thankful nothing worse happened!

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