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Windswept Wave

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

Alright, so a small bit of story behind this one.

We’d had a lengthy series of days of a nigh-continuous storm.
I’d decided to head out to near Coogee to get photos of the ocean.
Ended up in Maroubra at Mahon Pool. Quickly moved to a place of shelter and took this photo (among others) whilst the rain and wind remained fierce.

It was not the safest thing I’ve done.

Mahon Pool is partially visible here, but much like everything else it has been engulfed by the ocean. The waves were quite violent and awe-inspiring just from their sheer power.

This photo I like as it shows the wind blowing the wave’s spray away from the direction it was breaking.

This is my submission into the one hundred-and-ninety-seventh Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.

The theme for this one is “The Rule of Thirds“.

If you consider the part of the wave with the greatest amount of spray the main part of this photo, then it sort of fits the theme.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Week 1 – Patti

Week 2 – Ann-Christine aka Leya

Week 3 – Amy

Week 4 – Tina

This year three people are joining the Lens-Artists team:

John Steiner of Journeys with Johnbo

Sofia Alves of Photographias

Anne Sandler of Slow Shutter Speed

As such the above hosting order is likely to change.

This one is curated by Tina. The next one is curated by Patti and the theme will be related to “Light and Shadow”.

I recommend participating in the challenges. They’re enjoyable and allow room for interpretation of the theme without straying too far. If you don’t participate, then I recommend that you at least check out what others of the Lens-Artists community are submitting.

I hope you enjoy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged fence, lens-artists, maroubra, nature, ocean, power, spray, storm, Sydney, wave, weather, wind | 4 Comments

Mug for a Good Day

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

Behold! A mug!

This is a mug I’ve had for a while. I haven’t used it for a long time but I keep it around.

This is my submission into the one hundred-and-ninety-sixth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.

The theme for this one is “Humor“.

I find this humorous due to the absurdity of the image.
Maybe “absurdity” is not the correct word here, but I think it gets the idea across.

Incidentally, here’s another form of the image.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Week 1 – Patti

Week 2 – Ann-Christine aka Leya

Week 3 – Amy

Week 4 – Tina

This year three people are joining the Lens-Artists team:

John Steiner of Journeys with Johnbo

Sofia Alves of Photographias

Anne Sandler of Slow Shutter Speed

As such the above hosting order is likely to change.

This one is guest-curated by John of John’s Space. The next one is curated by Tina.

I hope you enjoy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged eyes, face, handle, lens-artists, lips, mug, nose, person, words | 6 Comments

A Series of Floating Platforms

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

I’m not sure what all these floating platforms are for.
I think some of them may be for entertainment purposes, but I’m not certain.

Just a simple photo during a day that did not appear to be the sunniest.

I hope you enjoy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged cloudy, float, floating, monochrome, overcast, platforms, urban, water, weather | Leave a comment

A Poem About Disequilibrium

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

Quickly written, which is not different from usual, but like anything else right now it was a challenge to do. Also not good writing, which also isn’t different from usual.

I hope you enjoy.

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A sense of need pulls one way
Eventually it pulls in another
It allows for little rest
For it is indecisive

If I try to resist
It grows in aggression
And so I must go
Where it leads

Posted in Poetry | Tagged aggression, another, indecisive, leads, must, need, pulls, resist, rest | Leave a comment

Ramp to Water

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

I feel I went too dark with this one.

Not that good of a photo, but I do like the sense of quietness.

This is my submission into Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness” for this week.
I suggest checking out Leanne’s photography, as well as checking out what other people submit.

A lot of what people are submitting will likely end up here.

I hope you enjoy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged clouds, monochrome, overcast, pylon, rampt, Sydney, water | 2 Comments

Rainbow Over the Airport

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

This was a pretty lucky shot, I feel.
There’s not much going to it, but the rainbow adds a little bit that takes away from the overall dullness.

I hope you enjoy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged airport, clouds, light, rainbow, sand, Sydney, urban, water, weather | 1 Comment

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1096: Covid Ramble

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

Alright, I’ve got to try and get this written before I feel like I’m losing my balance again, because the lack of equilibrium has been one of the most frustrating things about having Covid.

Quite frankly, I’ve had a pretty lucky run with this. I was bedridden one day last week and it was an awful experience. I’m still ill now and it still is quite unpleasant, to say the least. However, I’m not stuck in bed which I consider to be a massive improvement. Not being able to move about much isn’t fun, but being in bed moving in and out of fevers is much less so.

I’ve gotten quite lucky in that there likely will come an end to this and I’ll be fine. Maybe not, but the likelihood is that that is what is going to happen. I’ll likely be fine and then I’ll be able to get on with my life. I’m pretty sure vaccination has helped there. This could’ve gone a lot worse than it has, but I’ve done alright. With that said, I’d rather have Swine Flu again.

This could be much worse, but it could also be better. Covid is still around and it’s still getting to quite a few people and I worry that the relatively benign attitude toward it is going to lead to worse things. Could be wrong though.

That said, I’d rather fewer people get this. I’d rather no one person gets this. I’m glad I’ve been careful whilst this has been going around and I’m going to continue as I don’t want to see Covid keep on spreading. Last week was a rough experience and if I remain ill, then this week will also be a rough experience. It’s difficult to get anything done and so I can’t work and thus cannot earn money. I imagine that it is the same for a lot of people and so… yeah; would much rather this whole thing go away. It won’t if we aren’t more proactive about the whole thing.

I don’t know what else I can say at this point and writing is still a massive struggle due to the need to try and remain upright or at least able to not feel like I’m going to fall over somehow, so I think I’m going to work on heading to bed and resting as I need sleep. I’m tired and I’m still ill and it’s still going on. I can’t get much of anything done like this and it’s really frustrating. Again, I’m really lucky in that this likely will pass and I’ll be fine, but it remains frustrating. I feel as though I have the energy to get things done, but I am prevent in getting anything done and so I sit here and I type out these words and it’s just difficult to do so, so now is the time for rest in the hopes that I wake up feeling better in the morning.

Covid really sucks.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 10:04:38

I’m aware it’s COVID and not Covid, and also I’m aware it’s COVID-19, but anyway…
This… yeah. It was a struggle to write.

Written at home.

Posted in Life | Tagged covid, experiencem, fevers, move, moving, ramble, spreading, vaccination, writing | 1 Comment

Sandstone Wall

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

Part of a wall as seen near Balmain.

What I like about this is how the wall seems to have been cobbled together from various bits of sandstone that don’t necessarily fit together. Maybe it’s not the case; maybe this is the result of various repairs. Regardless, I think it makes the wall appear interesting as you’ve a a few different bits of sandstone at various stages of weathering.

I hope you enjoy.