I’ve just put on my talking watching again from the RNIB (Link below at end of post)
I haven’t worn it for a while as, to be honest, I was always conscious of it going off and speaking randomly on it’s own.
Laughing would ensue when my wrist would catch the buttons and it would tell me the date or the time. In a loud mans voice! ☺
Doesn’t matter which hand I have it on.
Now, I’m open to tell people why I have it on if it does got off booming the information.
I can see why people have laughed or made a comment.
I don’t look visually impaired. Unless you spend time with me and pick up on other idiosyncrasies that are now part of my nature.
If I need to see the time I’ve only got my phone. Which has a big clock on the homepage if it’s clicked closed. Fair enough. If it’s open it’s so small, can’t see it. So thought this would be very useful out and about.
The RNIB shop has lots to choose from. Kids, adults and tactile watches too.
PICTURE DESCRIPTION Close up picture of watch on my wrist. Black strap and white watch face.
Mainly during my walks. Interesting or odd things to see.
I cannot really see what I’m doing as it’s close up and the light is usually shining on the screen. You will usually find me searching for a darker spot, mainly loitering under a tree, or I wait till I’m under a bridge. Something like that. So I just click away getting alot of shots of the same thing and hopefully some turn out OK.
It’s always interesting when I get inside to see what images I’ve taken.
While I’m out I cannot change the settings at all. So set some settings before I go out.
Otherwise I’m tapping the video, the front camera, anything to get the photo option back on.
It is like a surprise when I get home to see what ive actually taken. I’m getting more interested in this as I see new places. I like the more unusual photo. Something odd where it shouldn’t be. The little things like flowers, nature, random stuff on my travels.
PICTURE DESCRIPTION Picture of round clouds at near sunset against trees.
Above are 2 Lenticular clouds.
I was watching the sun setting and waiting for the stars 😍 and they appeared. I’ve never seen one before.
Lenticular clouds form when winds blow perpendicular to a mountain or other geographic barrier, like a canyon or body of water. The clouds are most visible when winds are the strongest during spring or winter.
That’s not me just randomly knowing that by the way.
I remembered something I forgot to write about that happened to me. Which I’m sure other people will relate to. This is the first time this has happened and it really surprised me.
I went to visit someone and they live on a very busy road.
So after I left the house, I needed to cross the road and the cars were all whizzing about. Coming from a junction, all angles, I tried to cross.
Then all of a sudden it dawned on me. Hit me like a ton of bricks. It was impossible for me to cross over the road.
Walked up and down abit.
Got frustrated.
Wouldn’t ask for help.
So walked soooo out of my way. Same side of road. Further up didn’t help.
Made my way to a coffee shop. Same side. To figure out what to do. As I had to be over the other side to get home. I had planned to walk home.
Got a coffee. Slumped in the chair like a child who had been told the ice cream van had run out of screwballs. Wanted to cry. Seemed so silly, yet so bloody sad.
I wasn’t going to let my plan be spoiled I thought.
Looked at taxi numbers. Got annoyed.
Sipped on my coffee. Looked around. Felt stranded. Such a simple thing to do for most of my life. Cross a busy road. Gone. Just like that.
Got frustrated again, angry, felt vulnerable.
I was only fighting with myself as I don’t usually give in on something. I find a way round it. Remembered traffic lights. That was a ‘I can get out of this and do it’ lightbulb moment.
I walked ages to the traffic lights so I could cross a dual carriageway and then when I finally got to the other side, yippee!
Then another issue arose.
It had got dark. That’s it. Game of Frogger over.
There’s no chance, in the dark, I’m fighting with busy roads. Gave in. Rang a taxi after 1 and a half hours after leaving that house.
Absolutely daft eh?
This may not sound major to those of you who have prize winning eyeballs.
But think about standing near a road. Blurry and you have to cross it. Cars going by. Frightening in all honesty.
Especially if you just realised you can’t do that safely on your own anymore.
Roads are becoming a right problem.
I don’t trust my eyes enough now to be confident that the things I see are there or not.
Recently I was in a shop and I was certain a bloke was in the corner. There wasn’t anyone.
Don’t worry. I know what you’re thinking…
No… I’m not driving anymore. 😉
It’s all to do with that right hand side black blurry smudge. In my peripheral vision. Darkness makes that far worse. Like a blind spot on a car.
The one that’s supposedly not meant to be there as this affects my central vision and ought to be OK.
The one I’m still waiting tests for, which will be obsolete by the time I’ve done.
One day I’ll get the hang of this or maybe finally accept it.
PICTURE DESCRIPTION Busy town scene with the back of a girl with long hair and hat trying to cross the road.
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