Augusted
The beginning of August was busy! Rather strangely, though, I don’t appear to have a lot of photos to show for it.
Category Archives: Diary
QUIET
There are times in your life when things get you down and, no matter how hard you try, you can’t hide it. I think the beginning of this year has been a good example of this for me. Despite the warming temperatures and the longer days, and everything I’ve yearned for over the last six … Read more QUIET
Happy Birthday Maisie
Today, Boxing Day, would have been Maisie’s 13th birthday. To commemorate the event, I planned a tour of some of the destinations that Maisie and I most frequented. One place in particular, the upper Wharfe valley between Hubberholme and Hawes, was a favourite haunt and I have hundreds of photos and videos of Maisie playing … Read more Happy Birthday Maisie
November Update: Colonies and Sanctuaries
Silence in the courtyard, silence in the street… At work we have entered “the quiet period”. There is little to no new work in, or even on the horizon, and nothing is currently expected until well into the new year. During the busy period, we dreamed of this time. Now that it’s here, I think … Read more November Update: Colonies and Sanctuaries
The Weekend Photo Warrior
With temperatures beginning to plummet and the hours of daylight melting away from both ends of the day right now, the time available for photography is becoming incredibly precious. Now that we’re into October the sun won’t rise until we’re at work and it will have set before we leave for home. The only times … Read more The Weekend Photo Warrior
Running the Gauntlet
Last week, Sheryl and I made our way over to Cheshire to meet our friends Lynne and Mike. It’s a year since they tied the knot in Lymm, and they were returning to celebrate their first anniversary. We were privileged to be invited to join them, and arranged to meet them at the Gauntlet Birds … Read more Running the Gauntlet
May Goes Pear-Shaped
May genuinely started out looking quite promising, at least in regard to my photography. The weather was beginning to improve and the colours were beginning to shape up. My new job was a social hour catastrophe, though, but pretty ideal for shooting photos – mornings and early afternoons to myself, evenings and nights given over … Read more May Goes Pear-Shaped
The Slender Month of April (A Review)
It’s probably fair to say that, photographically, April was something of a slender month. The loss of my walking buddy at the end of March obviously plays a significant role in that, but also that I started a new job. The new job had, shall we say, interesting hours. They tended to lean more heavily … Read more The Slender Month of April (A Review)
Life After Loss
It’s been a few weeks now since I lost Maisie and it’s been a genuinely difficult time for me. I desperately miss my best bud. Maisie brought so much joy to my life, and my existence without her is in very stark contrast. Yin and yang, I suppose, and the direct consequence of such wonderful … Read more Life After Loss
February & March Update
This update was mainly written before the end of March when Maisie passed away, and this has changed things greatly. Rather than discard this update, I’ve decided to post it, albeit edited and somewhat out of sequence now, because it focuses mainly on the enormous photography differential between February and March. The earliest months of … Read more February & March Update