Monthly Archives: January 2023

A View Hidden From the Road

Something I like about getting away from the city is that sometimes you get a sense of stillness and solitude. There’s a sense of stillness in this photo, I think, and there also is a sense of solitude. It’s a … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1215: Thinking About Outside

Once more the sound of cicadas reaches my ears and once more it is something that I do quite enjoy. It is nice hearing life out there whilst I sit here and procrastinate the day away until I grow ancient … Continue reading

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Spencer Nilsen: Title Screen

One listen for this one. Had a couple of restarts early on, then kind of struggled my way through. I think I was thinking too much about trying to write something that captured the song instead of letting the words … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1214: Reducing Heat

The rain is falling down and it provides a heat and a coolness that is as refreshing as it is not and that’s okay right now. It’s okay as I am ponderous and procrastinating and feeling a heat rising in … Continue reading

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Running Swans

I’m fairly certain I took this photo in 2020 and I’ve held off on sharing it since, in part due to wanting to submit it to competitions and in part waiting for the “right” time. Not submitted it to anything … Continue reading

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Various Erosions

These were taken around the same time as these two photos. There’s a bit of erosion in these photos. I think the first one shows the most tragic, though it’s likely unavoidable depending on your views on bush management. The … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 200: Some Complaining, a lot of Rambling.

And so once more I sit here and I wait for the sweat to happen and it certainly does happen. It is pouring out of me but I battle through it and I need to battle through it in order … Continue reading

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Yuki Kajiura: Le Grand Retour

One listen for this one. The first time I heard this song was a somewhere around the early to mid-noughties as part of a flash animation. I’ve listened to it here and there since as I find it enjoyable enough. … Continue reading

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Mass Above the Land

A view from a place with a view. I went a bit heavy on this one and I’m not sure I can justify it, but I like the result. It brings out the clouds pretty well, I think. It also … Continue reading

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Eduard Artemyev: Stalker – Theme

Two listens for this one. With the first I only listened so as to get a better feel for the song. I’ve heard it before but I wanted to go in with a slight bit more familiarity as my first … Continue reading

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