I went for a wander this morning, it was cold, perfect to test out my new jacket, like everything it takes me ages to decide on what one, in the end I ordered a Keela Solo, it is an insulated jacket by a company here in the Scotland, I had one there Belay jacket before and still wear it, but have lost as much weight, new one time this one differs in it has a hood, first impressions I really like it.

I only took on lens, but I did get my picture for my weekly photo competition, only 4 more weeks left for the year now, I would like to finish with a coastal shot, started the year with one and nice to end it with one.

My entry went into the art club, that I am a member off, I was not going to bother, but in the end I did, I won the overall last year, it was one of the best, that I have taken, but next year, my focus is going to change, I am going to start on a new project, I have already bought 2 new SSD to store it on, that means backed up 4 times lol, overkill, but this is the important one.

I am also getting back to doing my limited edition calendar, been asked if I can help out on another one as well.


So much of this summer and all the ones, that I get to see, will be taken up taking up taking pictures of the wee things and flowers. This one was taken in my own garden, planted wildflowers to attract them and boy did it, just sitting at them and waiting to see, what came ws such a simple pleasure, but such a joyous one and then throw in the flowers as well, so another 7 areas are going to get planted next year.

Today was one of those days where me and the camera was not one. I got one keeper out of 7 pictures, it was a stack of 40ish pictures , but when shooting fungi, easy to fire of 600 or so pictures, but getting to one of those times of year when the fungi get harder to find.

Tomorrow morning the forecast is for frost, but I do have a new jacket to try out.

I have accepted the fact that where I am after my Stroke is as good as it will ever get, accepted that for I am lucky in so many ways, so many things will just never work the same.

But you waken in the morning and just take what comes.


Fog is rare here, I was lucky to be off this day, so getting the chance to get somethings that might never get again. One shot is a large panorama, it worked because all the fog hid my the houses in my village, now what to do with that picture, one day, it will get printed

I keep my photography in a sort of perspective. I post a picture and that it is. A few weeks ago, I posted one, it got picked as one of the best pictures of the day, it has got over 7000 views, over 300 favourites and 30 odd comments, at the time I took another from that small area it has got 111 views, 9 favourites and no comments, but which was my favourite, the second, but the most important thing off all, I enjoyed my morning.


When you are standing and you have that feeling you are being watched, you turn and yes, some cows have came over.

IN my life, how many times, have a walked by these trees, this might even be the first time, I have taken there picture, just getting what is right and you see a vision, click and the memory is captured.

But this year the colours were truly amazing.

Seasons changing is like a reflection on life and how things change as well. My pictures over the years have told many stories, not in what you see, but in what you do not see. Very seldom, do I actually just take a snapshot, those are just the candid things, For the most part I shoot in projects now.

You could say, that this blog has been my longest running project, it has taught me a lot. I have posted close to a thousand pictures on here, yes I have 1 left now, well 2 after this one and I promise that for the next 215 days, will not be deleting any. in 215 days this project might be over or we might just head onto another chapter in it.

Back when i was Whokens, starting off these writings , 15 years ago or so, there was no plan, still none, I did plan the blog, as I worked a lot of the time, some of my work was so tedious that it got me through it. Maybe I will ask for my old Whokens account back, thought about that but more likely a new start, even got a new name all figured out.

I only have 10.5 days to work this year, I am now officially a 4 day a week worker again and have also cut 5 hours of my week as well, it is time to start now thinking about the day when I will stop working, well for an employer anyway. I could see me getting a little gardening thing going, just for pocket money, work in the summer and then have the winters off.

That picture is 2 of 3 that I have to post, now that river was running high, I could not get too where I really wanted to stand and I never stand on the edge, when we have a spate running, you just never know if the bank below you might give way.

So till the next time. Smile.

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This Autumn was another nice one, with some wondaful colour in the woods, I even got one or two landscape images that I will keep. My fungi photography has been great as well, , how I wish I had discovered the joy of this when I was in my 20's but it was not the time then, each phase in life is like it is for a reason, it all leads to the point where I am now.

Sometimes, I wonder exactly where that is, as much as i lead such a simple life, I am told I am so complicated, I know I am not easy in some ways, but I am a good person, a very good person actually. I use to wonder why I never fitted in, but see it more like I was never actually meant too, happy within myself for the most part, sure sometimes I wish that some things from the past had worked out, well only one really.

I never got good news about my eyes the other day, my vessels in my left eye are leaking so more injections at a stronger rate this time, I was down, till i just done my usual and processed it, end of the day, I can see, so a small price to pay really and well people get a lot worse news than I did.

I only have 14 more days to work this year, I look forward to my holiday.

I had a bit of a writers block, for the first time in life, I really new it was a real thing, I never even wrote my own daily diary or any other jottings for close to a month, but the other day, the one that sits on my desk was just saying, ok it is time to write and for the next while I did and have from then on, probably hence, I am even doing this blog.

I got asked the other week, when giving a talk, where i got my desire for photography and I answered by posting pictures to a blog I wrote on an adult site..

My talks are finished now, enjoy them but sometimes, you only have so much too say.

I have just over 200 days of premium left, gives me plenty of time to decide my next step here. Because I can not verify. I am quite limited in what I can do, so like another subscription I cancelled after 20 odd years, just something that I have time to think about.

I did get a notification saying someone had winked at me, that was a first, that is the first interaction from another member in maybe over 6 months lol..

Well enough for now.