amazing the effect you can get with a sparkly jumper, nifty fifty and a macro lense!

At least its the weekend for me and inspiration may appear back...

I hope everyone know this.. FedEx are merging with UPS...Yup, you are the 1st one heard by me.. You know what they call them???.

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This forlorn little cemetery statue stopped me in my tracks recently. It struck me as the perfect metaphor for how I feel lately. Completely buried in a never-ending avalanche of bad news. I am a news junkie at heart, but even I've had to limit my exposure in an often futile effort to maintain mental wellness. The delayed outcome of the presidential election, coupled with the annoying and unnecessary delay in transition, have only served to punctuate an already awful year. And meanwhile the pandemic rages on. I was thinking the other day just how conditioned I've become to a daily onslaught of bad news. I recall the early days of the pandemic and the anxiety attacks that followed even a quick stop at a grocery store. Im way past that point now. Difficult to even remember a time before it all began. Going into stores without a mask; embracing people; shaking hands. Even family gatherings, all gone. Everything has changed this year, for better or worse. I feel oddly detached from the approaching holidays. The Covid format threatens to suck most of the joy right out of the season. I'm not quite as downbeat as this all sounds. I continue to find ways to relieve the stress by staying active and being creative. Can't help but wonder if artwork developed during the pandemic might someday be regarded as a unique genre. I'm not talking about photos of people wearing masks. Rather the subconscious impact on our worldview that emerges when we create. No doubt the pandemic has influenced us all, perhaps in ways that are yet to be recognized.

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You know those days...when you're just so fed up, that really...all you can imagine doing,

is just taking everything in sight and just tossing it. Seriously.

Really.

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I saw that they are using this at the protests in LA, and wanted to make an image for myself... I am done laying down and taking it. Give me my rights!!

If you have a problem with gay people, then I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU!

And don't forget, it isn't just Prop 8; there were similar propositions passed in other (Arizona and Florida) states, including a provision that outlaws gay people from adopting children in Arkansas. This outcry of bigotry is just sickening, and must be stopped.

18th July 2017:

Rufus: "Izzy warned me last night that Mum was pointing a new picture making thing at anything and everything, but at us too.

She took loads of pictures of me inside, but there was something wrong with all of them, so she took me outside and pointed that new thing at me again.

There are limits and I wasn't going to look at her whatever she said, but I think I look as good in profile as I do any other way.

Just hope Mum stops pointing that new thing at us for a bit now."

Me: I won't be doing it all the time now Rufie, promise."

PS: Will catch up with you all tomorrow. Graham had a fall earlier and I'm keeping an ear out for him, in case he needs help. :0(

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This was yesterday morning. Today, -1C and 70km winds.

Not impressed. What kind of crappy year are we having anyway?

Looks like black and white but not... just super drab.

I was on the way back to the car, it was getting dark quickly, I had packed my tripod and camera away, (which I do not usually do) and I was presented with this! I nearly didn’t make the effort, I nearly thought, I can’t be bothered, but something told me to. Anyway, I’m glad I did, because this composition was interesting, mainly due to the depth and blocks of colour in the distant trees. Anyway, there are problems with the composition, but I am going to accept the imperfections here and just accept its complex nonconformism.

Princess Street - Edinburgh

1st November 2018:

Rufus: "I have tried avoiding having my photo taken for ages. When Mum points her picture making thing at me, I just give myself a good scratch and she then can't take a picture. Or I go and hide on the floor on her side of the bed, where she can't get me - hehe!!

But today she was more determined than usual. So when I'd been out for my after tea walk and had snuggled up on the bed for some piece and quiet, she came in and pointed the picture making thing at me again. I gave up and let her take some photos.

After all, I'm far more handsome than Izzy, she's just pretty."

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Textures from ghostbones

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(spot the blatant flouting of Scrabble rules!!!)

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S.H. Figuarts Sadako Yamamura

Just watched the nematoad episode of doug yesterday. made me think of this

Got intentionally lost in some woods yesterday just as it was getting dark. Quite an interesting experience really, especially in the fog. I kind of knew I was ok, as I had my phone with a map of the woods and I knew the rough direction I was taking, but I wanted to see if I would become disoriented and go around in circles. Well I was disorientated, but by chance, I ended up where I was heading in the end, but it was interesting to see how my mental map was fooled. I did feel a little uneasy, but I somewhat like that, as it shows me I still respected the environment I was in. anyway this is an image is of the woods that reflects how I felt (o:

They say a picture is worth a thousand words....;-)

I took some cheeky pics of this stand off- ish Alpaca today. ... all the other residents were keen to have some of the munchy nuggets from my brown paper bag. This one must have been fedup with the food we were offering and was quite content to stand and stare while chewing. .... nothing... lol!

A little bit of HDR added to enhance colour and textures on an overcast day.

😊 Happy Sliders Sunday everyone!😊

I gave this sand art concrete finish look

I know this was taken a few days ago but it's just like the second shot at the moment....again....and has been rather a lot recently :-(

Wet, Wet, Wet

I didn't do any drawing yesterday as work took over my day ( and it wasn't a good one!), but this cat is from Wednesday.

Did you clap for the carers last night at 8? JJ and I were on the doorstep again.

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time to hammer the hyperspace button

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warning: this is a cobweb macro.

bic et pastel blanc sur papier - 25 x 35 cm

En anglais, ça pourrait donner quelque chose comme "I am fed up with girls"...

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additional texture by Skeletal Mess

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...but then again, something must be making all the noises out there.

there is a song we know about people who build themselves into a hidey hole. would you like to hear it?

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"if we're going to keep that Steinbeck chappie happy, one of us (and I mean you) is going to have to be the mouse."

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I did get out and took some photos, but even the one I had thought was OK for today didn't really say much to me. So once Rufus had come home from his afternoon prom and made himself comfy I took a quick photo of him.

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I know a way, it's coming back to you

I know you know a way, it's coming back to you

all away, back in the way

better than back in the way

I know a way, it's coming back to you

I know you know a way, it's coming back to you

were just slippin' away

slippin' away

oh, you know it's coming back to you

and when you go

and when you go

when you go away

I'd know, you know

I know you know

I know you'd know the way

Music&Lyrics by rodny gold

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