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Not a bad place to leave your boat, taken at the Parrog, Newport, Pembrokeshire. Just a few more from this evening, I don't like to upload too many photos from the same place, but the Parrog is a bit special...
Canon 60D and Sigma 10-20mm.
Some of you know I've been working again. Started a job in St. Catharines with a defense attorney, which is really different for me, and frankly, on some days, rather soul-crushing. Not all the time. But for years and years I worked for victims of crime and abuse. This is a different perspective, for sure. Some people just have really troubled lives and can't get themselves out for a myriad of reasons. Others are just cruel, self-serving, vicious pieces of....well, flesh.
But I'm working because, basically, I'd rather work than not work. I'm learning something new, whether I like it or not. I met this attorney when both she and I were working for the "other side", and she could not get steady work for the Crown (prosecutor's office), so she decided to take the plunge and do defense work. My contract was ending there, and we happened to be having lunch at the same place and talked about what we'd both be doing in the near future. When she said she was starting up on her own, I offered to help her with her office start up. Just experimentally for both of us, to see if we were a good fit, and if I could contribute something to her new adventure.
She called me a couple of months later and asked me if I was still interested. So, here I am. I am not at all sure if it's working out for either of us. We may yet decide to part ways, which is okay with me, frankly, as long as she provides me a letter of recommendation. I'd be happy to find something less caustic to my system, something that doesn't make me feel as though I've sold out...
The one good thing that comes from my day is that I've decided to take the stairs rather than the elevator. Sixth floor. About four times a day, both ways. Since I leave early for work, and get home late, it's mostly what I do for exercise now. If you watch this video, you'll see why I've linked to it for this shot, and why I've rambled on now for too long about my job.
Massive Attack "Safe from Harm"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtTmZnVhhI
Port McNicoll Grain Elevator (written faintly in pencil at the bottom of this vintage shot)
You stay safe, You love. You survive. You laugh and cry and struggle and sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. You Push.
- Carrie Ryan
So I do have another Flickr but I don't remember my login info so here we go with another flickr! If you want to know what my other one was it is www.flickr.com/photos/bweeks/
Don't you dare look out your window darling;
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music's gone, gone
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lately I've been lost in sort of making stories out of photos yet not even knowing myself what the story is about. I will write one to go with this photograph soon.
All along the Powwow River there are defunct duck blinds. This one is quite large and you can park your canoe inside it. Handy. Now it seems there's no hunting here, handy for the ducks, too.
New moon next month ppl :)
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More From Bonds Lake. Or should I say the last of....
If you look at the larger image you can see the very loud Canada geese in the foreground. ;)
A Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) perches safely from roaming dogs below. The plumes on the back of its head indicate that it is in breeding state. Lambton, Newcastle, Australia.
Yashica Electro 35 GSN
Fuji Pro 160 HS
Playuelas,
Aguadilla Puerto Rico
After almost two years here at Flickr, I have decided to slowly phase out and move to Ipernity. Like this photo, I'm looking for a "safe harbor". I have enjoyed to a great extent my time at this great Community, and I want to give thanks to everyone.
Thank you, All
p.s. I will drop by, once in a while, to say "Hi" to those of you that still here.
