We are not as intrinsically connected to nature as we once were.
Go outdoors. Get into the country. Bring nature into your home.
Make than connection and feel the benefit.
Nature
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Distance
Don’t take everything at face value.
Often there is more the to the story than meets the eye; hype is overrated.
Look beyond what you are being told.
Read between the lines and seek out that which you are not being told.
Believe you can find the truth, but not that you are being given it straight away.
Perfection
The pursuit of perfection is an exhausting practice.
Often it is a fruitless one as well.
Everyone is unique; every situation is unique; everything in nature is unique.
Perfection, therefore, is unattainable.
Be happy with how you are and where you are in life.
Happiness is perfection.
Determination
Live today seems all about instant gratification.
While it’s good to have a quick hit, satisfactions only really comes from the thrill of the chase, the hard work put in to achieve the result.
Be focused, be determined, think of the long term rewards.
9 in 45: 26th December 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I’m well overdue for another photographic wandering, so it’s time for another “9 in 45” shoot. I tied this in with a Boxing Day walk, dodging showers and working off some of those festive calories!
The idea of the project is to set out on a walk with a phone/stopwatch and your camera. Set your stopwatch for five minutes and start walking. When the five minutes is up, stop walking. You have a minute to compose and take a photograph. Set your stopwatch for another five minutes and start walking. When the time is up, stop and, within a minute take and compose your second photo. Keep going until you have walked for 45 minutes and have nine photos.
So, the nine photos…
I freely admit that these photographs are not my finest work. I put it down to my general excitement of actually being out of the house!
Spring seems to be coming early this season – particularly given that we are only just past the Winter Solstice… Someone has forgotten to tell the daffodils, crocuses (or croci) and this forsythia…
The worst photo of the bunch by far… This was a definite hit-and-run shot, and that shows in its blurriness. There were people walking towards me, and I didn’t want to offend the person whose front door this was!
Ahem… Moving on, then…
I couldn’t take photos during the festive season without a nativity scene of some sort… I am not sure exactly what sort of nativity scene this is, though… Angel Gabriel looks a little misshapen…
A bit further down the road, and the crest above the door to another of the churches in Glastonbury. The insignia is that of Richard Bere, a 16th century abbot from the nearby Abbey.
It has been a particularly damp winter so far, with clear days interspersed with others of consistent rain or torrential downpours. Water, therefore, had to feature!
Picture six, and something a bit more abstract. Walking along, my eye was initially caught by the lettering, but the discarded bottle top added a nice additional dimension to the shot.
Glastonbury is not a large town, and the countryside is never too far away.
Walking along the main road, houses lie to one side, while Wearyall Hill is on the other. (Usually with a lot more sheep on it…)
It was a drab Boxing Day, as I have alluded to, and, on a day when the light didn’t exactly help the photographer, a brown-leafed hedge seemed to sum up the possibilities available..
Last of the nine photos, then, and another expanse of countryside. I am extremely lucky to live where I do, where are amenities are readily to hand, while nature and countryside are just a hop, skip and a jump away…
Click on the links below to see my previous 9-in-45 walks:
My inspiration comes from the amazing Postcard Cafe. Check out his awesome “Take Nine Photos In Forty Five Minutes” collection by clicking the link.
Looking Back
Take a moment to look back on your achievements.
Reflect on your memories of better days, of brighter days, of special highlights of the year.
Things can often seem bleak, but there are always sparks in the darkness to see you through.
Loss
You may mourn someone’s passing, but celebrate their life, not what took it.
A fallen tree may be lost, but its remains will pave the way for something new.
Miniscule
You may feel small, adrift in the whirlwind of madness that is twenty-first century living.
But be reassured that even the smallest of droplets of water nurtures the hardiest of plants.
We may all be small, but we are no less important for it.
Delicate
Others may see you as strong, but you may not always feel that way.
Putting up barriers will stop people seeing the real you, but that also prevents them from helping where they can.
There is nothing wrong with frailty; it is not a weakness.
You don’t always have to put on a brave face.
The Memory of Seasons
Summer dawns and fades quickly as time passes by.
Cherish the memories you earned during the warmer months, because they are what will keep you going when winter rears its cold, dark head.
Let your memories be the light that draws you through.
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