temperatures have been rising over a few days of sunshine, and yesterday was crazy hot..an attempt to go down to the seaside proved futile as all the parking lots were full and the streets jammed with heavy traffic circulating slowly looking for a spot to leave the car

instead I came back home, and decided to try out a new lens...my employers had given me a $600 gift certificate for a huge electronics store to mark 30 years of work...I checked out various laptops and tablets, televisions and even vacuum cleaners, but of course ended up in the camera department, deciding on a Nikkor 70-300mm lens...unfortunately they had only one for display and none to sell, so settled for the 55-300mm instead....it seems alright, not for everyday use, but does have a good reach