Category: Personal
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Childhood Heroes
Did you have a childhood hero growing up? Maybe a superhero you loved or a sports star who set the world on fire? Or maybe it was a parent or a family member who inspired you to try to be like them? I had a lot of heroes growing up but I think most of…
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The Truth About Love
It’s half three In the morning And I find myself Thinking of you Lying here I cannot help but wonder If you still Think of me too Did you know that I would have Followed you anywhere You asked me to? I would have gone Through Hell’s gates If it would have Brought me closer…
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Looking Towards Clovelly
Under a clear skyI search for answers;None come,Only memories This is a photo from my archives. I don’t think I’ve shared it before on the blog, just on Facebook and Flickr, so it should be new to most people. I had meant to post something else today but I’ve had a hard week. Last night…
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Looking back on Shutter & Pen
So I came across something interesting earlier. As of last Friday my blog is officially nine years old. Happy Blogiversary to me! It’s actually a little older than that if I think about it; originally I started the blog in 2006 with another host, before moving it to WordPress at the beginning of 2007. I…
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There’s No Place Like Home
Do you ever wonder what it is exactly that makes a home, well, a home? What it is that makes something more than just a collection of bricks and mortar and instead a home, somewhere special that you look forward to coming back to every day? I’ve been thinking about that quite a lot recently.…
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Some thoughts on extremism
I posted this on Twitter and Facebook last night in the wake of the Paris attacks and thought I’d post it here as well for posterity and to share some additional thoughts. Like everyone I was shocked and appalled by the attacks and my heart goes out to everyone in Paris and France. But as…
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5 Things (part the third)
I turned 31 a couple of weeks ago. I had meant to post something at the time but I didn’t want to mark it that much. I’ve never really liked birthdays. I know a lot of people say that but it genuinely just feels like another day to me and I don’t like making too…
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Moonrise Reflections
The moon hangs over Houses, trees, grass – I am home But feel far away A couple of shots of the moon from my back veranda. I took the first photo yesterday evening as the moon rose and the sun set; I loved the colours and the way the birds were beginning to nest. I…
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Birthday Moon
A full moon rises Bringing an end To another year: Life goes on I turned 29 yesterday. Had a nice day and just as the sun was setting, the moon appeared over the ocean and I managed to get these shots before the light disappeared. Came out really well. It’s been a long year but…
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Dreams
Burnt alive in a house fire Choked to death in my own bed Overdosing on morphine Shot four times in a robbery gone wrong Drowning in a pool of water Stabbed to death in a fit of jealousy Pushed from a great height Beaten and left for dead in the middle of nowhere And she…