Manual Macro Monday

It's been one heck of a day. Rushed home after drop off at school to wait for the workmen to come to start reconstructing our downstairs bathroom. (We had a small but destructive leak last week, which had left the bathroom looking like this:

Yes, that's the sink in the shower. The toilet's in the garage. My patience with running upstairs each time I need to you-know-what is in the trash.) Anyway, they were supposed to be here at 8am. At 9:15, I called them and left a message. At 11:00, the guy finally showed up. And had to leave again to go get the insulation he wasn't told he'd need. So I've been stuck at home all day listening to him patch walls and screw in drywall, which made getting a picture today something of a challenge and left me with a headache THIS BIG.

I finally got up and wandered outside to see what I could find. Using the knowledge I gained in my class on Friday, I switched my camera's dial to the scary M setting, adjusted what needed adjusting, and pressed the shutter. I have to say, I was quite pleased with the result!