The afternoons slip quickly into dark evenings this time of year and working by candlelight for a few hours is an unexpected joy I’ve discovered this month. It’s been a busy patch of juggling writing and renovating these last few weeks. This changing light that unfolds now is cooler, but lower, stretching deep into the…
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September was a transitional month — unpacking, cleaning, writing, more unpacking, digging, building, painting. And it looks to be that way for a while yet. The houseplants are needing much cleaning as the dust settles. So in the latter part of the month, I tried to get back into taking more frequent walks as a…
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On a weekend walk, as I approached the field it appeared as though it was moving + all of a sudden, a swarm emerged from the ground as speckles of ink against the blue Sunday sky. The swarm swirled upwards + flew right over my head, before twisting + shimmering in the sunlight — then…
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With the clocks going back + having succumbed to the urge to turn the heating on, it’s feeling properly like Autumn in the North East. The leaves are lining the roadside + the birds are on the move. November’s signature flat light has made me less inclined to photograph indoors but there have been some…
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It’s that time of year again isn’t it?! There has been a definite drop in temperatures + the sun seems to have made a departure from Northern skies for most of this week. Even though I’m not working at a University now, I can’t help but still get those ‘new term‘ feelings when September rolls…
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