Most of the time I photograph alone. Judy is often with me on my trips. She helps with a lot of knowledge about nature, and she sees things that I might overlook. And sometimes, I travel with non-photographer friends and they tolerate my stopping to snap. I usually feel like I am impeding their excursion, and knowing the whole time that I'm not really getting enough time to do "real" photography. Every photographer knows the inner tension I am describing. But once in a while, I take a friend with me as I did on this trip to the Missouri Botanical Garden. I thought autumn color would be wonderful and my friend needed a break from the routine. So I called and announced that I would be coming to her house to pick her up to take her to Shaw's Garden. She protested, but agreed finally. It was a beautiful day. And I took some nice fall photos. And I think I doubled my joy by bringing someone with me.