I suppose as this is a journal for a photograph every day for a year, then it should also show the times when I feel sad, as well as the good times.
My man Paul unearthed some old treasures from a box today, which had been tucked away for a very long time.
One of the things he unearthed was this plaque of mine for medals I won many many years ago for dancing.
Original photograph taken by me today 28 February 2011 - copyright 2011
You will see the bronze medal and the silver one but there is a gap where the gold medal should be.
The reason I feel sad is because seeing that gap reminded me why I did not get to take the gold medal. My dear Dad used to take me to my dance classes and exhibitions and things like that and also to the places I had to go to dance before judges to hopefully get a medal. He also used to come and pick me up from those places and it was a very enjoyable routine.
I was soon to dance to hopefully get a gold medal, but very sadly, my dear Dad died. Needless to say, when I was back in the swing of things, there was no-one that I knew who could drive me to the dance classes and to get a medal so I never got the chance to get it.
There is also now another sad reason when I look at the plaque with the medals on because a number of years ago I had an accident at work, which resulted in me breaking two bones in my neck! It was three years before the doctors actually found that that was the problem and so I have been left a bit disabled as a result of the accident and never having had my neck put right. So I can no longer dance.
So, rather wistfully, I think of the times I could dance and now cannot. Now, when looking at this plaque which has been tucked away for such a long time, I just have sad feelings and wish things could be different.
