Christine, I have a tripod that I can use from my battery powered buggy, it was a really super buy, from Macro, at a tenner it is very light but not very stable, but it does have a bubble to give the level, and the legs extend in two stages, and with the buggy, the seat swings either side. I can get quite a good shot off as long as I don't bash the stand, so in some respects I should use the delay button, that way there would be no wobble at all, but you can't know when the birds will be in the viewfinder, so there goes the plan in smoke! I have taken some "Nice" pictures but never any really great ones, yet, but there is still time and the fun is in the trying!
I do know what you mean about hubby's sitting in the chair, but my "poor old fella", he's younger than me, has Acromegaly, or Giantism which hit in his thirties, so he can't really push me about, and my being ony half working, means I cant propel myself so the battry power is what I'm really left with, and BP is very limiting, the best distance is ten miles, on flat and level ground, but if gradiented then four is the norm.
Most of my birding is done from the windows, or the garden, where I can toddle a few feet, sit and toddle again, all the way down the garden, which is huge, and the fact I overlook four fields, at the back, and can see all of them in winter, when the spring comes then it is less perfect, but with these fields there are some rather rare birds, particularly the Goshawk and the owls, and I still hope to see a nightjar or two eventually. The local farmers seem to be keen to encourage the wild birds and have taken advice from the RSPB to help maitain dying out species, I also have a couple of partridges scuttle out as I appear, and haven't yet discovered which they are, I expect they are the common red legged ones but only seeing them from behind makes proper ID awkward.
Poor Karwin, my dad was colour blind, so wasn't allowed to be a pilot, and I wonder if he should have been a driver, as he often jumped red lights, or never noticed them, used to scare us kids witless. I do understand but he never really talked about it, so we never really understood.
That is often the problem with disablity, until you experience it you don't understand it. I still think the best way to help ourselves is to encourage others to put themselves in the position of the person who has the disability, when I was with a guide unit we tried to understand disability by putting a blindfold on or earplugs in or tieing a hand behind backs, or strapping to a wheelchair, but although it was an idea, it certainly never gave the whole story! The only thing I can say is, even though we carry our crosses we should never show ourselves to be miserable, as it instantly creates trouble. Even when we are really down, we should pin that smile on and hope the tears don't show, as it does matter to others!
