Preparation is key.
Knowing where you are, and with an idea of where you are going is vital to the journey you are yet to embark upon.
Before taking that leap into the wild blue yonder, take a step back, survey the scene, and plan ahead.
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A Clear Path
Not every path is obvious, not every road is straight.
There are often many twists and turns to navigate, but often life is more about the journey than the destination.
When we are born, we are not provided with in-built satellite navigation.
Our journey is our own, and, after all, a direct route would be a boring one.
Distress
Life is full of ups and downs.
There is no failure in feeling distressed or unable to cope.
Nor is there any failure in asking for help.
Reach out to others if you need to.
It is good to talk.
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.
Grudging
There is no point in holding a grudge.
Negative thoughts and emotions do nothing but drain energy from you.
Understand the reasons behind someone’s actions will help ease the tension – you don’t have to agree with those reasons.
Everyone is different, and you don’t have to get on with everybody all of the time.
Flight
You are free to do whatever you want to.
There is no ceiling to the heights you can achieve.
Take a deep breath and a leap into the unknown.
The world – and the skies – are yours for the taking.
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.
Monochrome
View life with a different perspective.
Don’t be reliant on what you have always done, and don’t be afraid to try something new.
Just because the world is colour, it doesn’t mean you can’t see in black and white.
Sharing
Find someone to share your day with.
Talk to a family member, email a distant friend, text a colleague.
Share what you have done, but ask them how their day has been.
Finery
Don your finery and deliver what you you want others to see.
Clothes can make you shine brightly, or make you invisible, and emotions can do the same.
In times of extreme stress a brave face may be needed, but you don’t have to conceal what is on the inside to everyone around you.
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