Monthly Archives: July 2020

Pat Metheny: From This Place Review

This is a review I started… probably a month, month-and-a-half ago and ended up putting aside. I wanted to write something big and really dig deep into it but I ended up scrapping the whole thing and starting again a … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 55: Suburban Days 5

Standing and sitting in silence seemed as though it was going to be the main thing for the rest of the afternoon, so NAME walked back around him and went back inside. Perhaps he too should have gone back inside, … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 711: It has Crept in

Alright, so somehow it has crept in and there is now no avoiding it, so we must make sure that we are armed. We must make sure that we are heavily armed… well, not heavily, but appropriately. There is a … Continue reading

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Cupid Statue

As seen in The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney. Whilst this was taken roughly mid-afternoon, the light is as warm as it is as (if I remember correctly) the the bushfires were still in full force. It’s evident from the … Continue reading

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Uphill Once More

I knew that I’d taken a shot similar to this a while ago, but  in thinking of how to name this image I realise that it was the same slope. When it comes to detail and light balance I do … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 54: Writing of This Length

I’m feeling a little overdue for a writing of this length and I keep on meaning to write some senseless fiction of the length of which I am currently undertaking, but to be honest I’ve no ideas. That’s not really … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 710: All Unfair and so on and so Forth

Cold morning and it is the weekend and this is all unfair and so on and so forth. You get the idea and you get the picture, but the picture will of course come a bit later on in the … Continue reading

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Downhill

Or uphill, depending on how you want to view the thing. I really like the slope’s angle. It shifts a little, but almost feels as though it smoothly curves whilst remaining steep. I also like the contrast in light brought … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 709: Not Overly Interesting

The droning of machinery drones on outside which contrasts rather harshly with the sunny appearance of everything as there are few clouds out and it is sunny and bright and there are a few birds about. It would be rather … Continue reading

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Livistona australis

Also known as the cabbage-tree palm. This was taken whilst in The Royal National Park. I like how the shade makes the stems and leaves look. They have a kind of softness to them even though they’re not. I also … Continue reading

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