Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Out of Focus

I actually have really bad vision and am legally blind without my glasses/contacts. I remember one time when I was 17 or 18, walking to work early in the morning. I had been out late with friends and didn’t wake up in time to put in my contacts, so rather than wear my glasses (oh, how vain!), I just brought them with me and walked without any visual aids whatsoever. I can see big things like cars, and streets, so it didn’t seem like it should be a problem. As I was walking, however, I saw ahead of me a large person standing on the corner and felt a little uneasy. It was around 6:30 a.m. and no one else was around. I wasn’t sure if I should feel threatened or not by this person. Evidently not, since by the time I got close enough, I realized it was a mailbox. When I first got glasses back in 3rd grade, I amazed to find that I could see actual leaves on trees instead of just seeing big blobs of green. Those of you with 20/20 vision probably can’t relate to that.

I like taking photos occasionally of things in focus and then out of focus, just to see the effect. It’s often quite interesting, especially if there’s sunlight involved. It’s like revisiting my childhood, those days of unfocused and blurry vision. I’m so thankful for the technology that enables me to see things with clarity.

The last one is of sunlight coming through tree branches. I’m especially fond of the unfocused owl – those eyes!!

I’d like to blather on some more about this, but a FaceTime visit with our granddaughter awaits!

I’ll probably delete this very unfocused blog post in the morning. After I put my glasses on, though.