Counting..counting 17 and not so slowly becoming mad

Sitting, waiting for Eldest to come out of school yesterday, I contemplated the complete lack of the number 17 of any shape or size or anything slightly resembling a 17 at all. I had taken to carrying my camera with me for those unexpected opportunities to snap a number, much to the bemusement of Himself.

Pulling my coat closer around me, the warmth of the car quickly fading, I wondered idly about this elusive number and thought on my self-imposed count down. Why do I add unnecessary detail to my already randomly chaotic life.  Movement caught my eye, I looked up to see students were beginning to pour out of the gates in a noisy gaggle of black and green uniforms. No sign of Eldest, he usually appears after the initial escape. I glanced at the clock in the car and it said................15.16.  I sighed. 15.16. A thought slowly trickled into my tundra like brain. 15.16.

WOOHOO!! After 16 comes 17 !!!!!!!!

I fumbled for my camera, my fingers feeling thick and wooden, I glanced up.....phew, still 15.16 - nope, it was now 15.17! I became frantic, the camera case zip was stiff, the strap was in the way, I couldn't get the camera out of it's case, I shook it and pulled it at the same time, I kept looking up, still 16.17.....finally I freed the camera, still 16.17, turn it on, still 16.17......click! Got it! no - no no, it was totally out of focus, in my haste the setting was for macro, flick the setting, quick quick ....get the damn photo! Click! Got it! Argh!! **!//\\!! (and similar foul mouthed thoughts) it was still blurry, quick get it right! C-L-I-C-K!! YES, YES, YES! And on the final YES the clock tripped onto the next number....the moment gone.

Feeling fully chuffed with myself I looked up and saw a rather started Eldest with his friends with mouths slightly agape.

Oops erhem, sorry lads. 

**Funnily enough, having finally obtained a clear clean photo, I proceed to fuzzy it up on photoshop...... method in my madness? Or just plain mad........................