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Starry night?
A picture taken in a local nature reserve; Eades Meadow is a lovely, restorative place. In this in-camera double exposure the glorious May flowers are like stars. Sweet dreams…
Moonrise
I had totally forgotten this feeble attempt to transcribe (in an early look at Noteflight) the chorus of a song my paternal grandma used to sing to me as a small child. I only rediscovered it when I clicked on … Continue reading
The January Challenge 2022
Well, a week or so late and a bob short – the story of my creative life! I finally sorted the last few daily challenges a few days ago, albeit not always as intended, and logged them in the little … Continue reading
January Challenge 2: Why I Love Yorkshire
Oops. This was lurking in the drafts when I came to post today – symptomatic, I fear! This was written on 2 January. To recap, I am doing my third January Challenge, run by #64MillionArtists, where a daily art-related short … Continue reading
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January Challenge
Firstly, may I wish you a happy and healthy 2022. I think January is always a bit of a challenge! This second New Year of a global pandemic is no exception. I’m aware that we personally are quite fortunate in … Continue reading
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Tagged #TheJanuaryChallenge, 2022, New Year, TheJanuaryChallenge2022
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Riding the Wave
It was a pleasure to introduce a friend from photography club recently to the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, which she’d never visited even though she lives pretty locally. It’s a lovely facility and everyone we have taken there has … Continue reading
A Pocketful of Illusions
In the first stages of easing the current, pretty comprehensive lockdown, we took advantage of a sunny day a couple of weeks ago to pop down the road to Spetchley Park Gardens which had not long re-opened their gates. We … Continue reading
Posted in Artsy, Houses & Gardens, Locality, Photography, Seasonal
Tagged garden, reflection, spring, water
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A Mundane Conversation
Day 28 of the January Challenge: a 10-minute creative task each day. The task today was to write a boringly mundane conversation, then add the subtext. A Mundane Conversation – From the sick bed He: Is it a bin day? … Continue reading
Posted in Artsy, People, Poetry
Tagged #64MillionArtists, #MundaneConversation, #TheJanuaryChallenge
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Woodland Wandering
A touch of Narnia…
Posted in Artsy, Locality, Nature, Photography, Seasonal
Tagged photography, Trench Wood
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