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Escape

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Why spend time looking out of a window to see the world? Why not step outside and experience it for yourself?

It is an amazing place, with a whole explosion of wonders to enjoy. So take the first step, and see what life can bring you.

It may not always go to plan, but that’s part of the big adventure. Babies learn by doing things wrong, so try is yourself; let loose your childish side, and see what you can do.

Take the reins on a new life, and share your experiences with others. Not through the rose-tinted world of social media, but by meeting new people, sharing experiences with them, then reporting back on your achievements to your friends and loved ones.

We can become too staid, to set in our ways, hiding behind a comfort zone without risk. Unleash those shackles and set yourself free.

Build new friendships, gain a new sense of self, a new sense of confidence. You are brilliant and the world is yours for the taking!.

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Be Yourself

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The best thing you can be is yourself. You know the experiences you have been through, the loves you have had and lost, the family and friends that surround you and guide you through this thing called life.

There is no point in running to catch up with everyone else. Keeping up with the Jones’ is not the be all and end all. Just because other people have certain thing or life experiences, why does that mean you have to have the same ones? They are not you and you are most definitely not them. Envy is a dangerous thing, so don’t give in to peer pressure; it will being you nothing but grief.

So just be you. Like what you want to like, even if it is not ‘on trend’. Read what you want to read, even if others think reading is boring or a waste of time. Wear what you want to wear; after all, all fashion starts out as not being trendy, so what’s to say what you wear will not be a la mode at some point soon?

By you. That’s all you can possibly be, and it is amazing.

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Miss Adelaide Mabel Dickinson

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Miss Dickinson still had butterflies. But that, as her friends reminded her, was only to be expected. Her marriage celebrations were only a matter of days away and getting closer by the hour.

William – that is to say Mr William Walter – was a kind man, and the perfect match. No matter how often her mother told her that, Adelaide still didn’t entirely believe it.

She knew love to be important, and she knew she would come to love Mr Walter. But for now the butterflies in her stomach were not to be calmed.

Adelaide’s main worry was what happened after she and William exchanged their vows. He was older then her – nearly twelve years older – and she knew he had more experience than she could imagine. His three children were testament to that.

That was another thing. She wasn’t ready for motherhood! While Mr Walter employed two nannies, what were the expectations on her? To raise the three girls as her own. She couldn’t replace their mother – poor Evangeline Walter, whose demise had come far too soon. Would they like her? Would they warm to her?

The butterflies fluttered more quickly, as if buffeted by a sudden breeze. She grasped the chair more firmly and breathed in deeply.

It would be alright. William had reassured her of that. But there had been something about that reassurance, something hollow about it, that had left her less reassured than she had wanted.

“Pull yourself together, Adelaide,” she muttered, straightening up and stifling the gasp she could sense was coming.

She heard a clicking from behind the light.

“There you go, Miss. All done.”

(This is a story based on an anonymous Carte de Visite found in a junk shop, and should not be seen as a true reflection of this person’s life or that of the photographer, Wilbert of Bristol Bridge, Bristol.)

This month’s Mass Observation post was well received, and in these weird and wonderful times, we all need a bit of colour!

Moving forward, the project for June has a new theme…

RANDOM

Who doesn’t like a bit of randomness? Interpret the theme as you will!

To take part, simply take a photo around the theme of random:

  • Email the image to adayinphotographs@outlook.com by Sunday 31st May 2020.
  • Images should be a maximum of 650 pixels wide.
  • Include your name, website/blog address and a short note about the image, including where it was taken.
  • Come back and see the results on Sunday 7th June!