Tuesday, November 8, 2011

and nothing there but delights



we were very taken with the formal gardens at wolterton hall; they had a quiet, unassuming grandness, a shy splendour, a joyous symmetry. passing through the
outer doorway and catching a first glimpse of their fineness felt rather like discovering hidden treasure.

and the hall itself? well, we got stuck in the compulsory tour, and photography wasn't exactly encouraged, but there was beauty within the walls, too.


Sunday, September 11, 2011

best foot forward



were i to take myself a bit too seriously, i might refer to this serendipitous pink as a decisive moment, but really, it was simply very good luck.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

triple dip



there is a bicycle at the top of the dune: smile number one.
the bicycle is red: smile number two. because red rocks.
the tide, on the other side of the dune, is high and rising: smile number three.

a hat trick. my day is made.

at long last



it has taken me a few years - the havoc wreaked by the hack and the lack of backup
seemed insurmountable - but i have spent the last three days giving here some first aid and some much-needed tlc.
some happened-upon old back-ups turned out to contain many of the first photographs,
so i finally reinstated almost all of the early pictures (save a dozen that are probably
lost forever). the anxiety that overcame me at the mere thought of all the empty
images has lifted.
this feels like home again.
and i tackled the spam comments (that's 778 on one entry) that had me so frustrated that i couldn't even face moderating any more.
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thank you for sticking with me.
i am grateful. and happy.

Monday, September 5, 2011

o hark, o hear



travel is discovery, and travel is rediscovery, and both touch deep.

i have photographed this cliffside house at happisburgh before, but every encounter
sees it sadly closer to its tumble into the sea.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

hip, hip...



hooray, for me, today, even though i stopped celebrating my birthday a few years ago, when i stopped counting the fleeting years.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

the world's a forest



when we travel, we wander a lot, absorbing local sights, and sounds, and smells.
every now and then, though, something needs to be accomplished, and that something, this particular day in singapore, was the purchase of bus tickets to melaka.

we got lost, of course, and - in a side street - happened upon this.
staying on path can be so overrated.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

the rising of the morn



"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."
- Rabindranath Tagore (Indian Poet, Playwright and Essayist, 1861-1941)