Was reading yesterday , off someone's love for Prince, sure did make me, think of Julie, she really loved the song Purple Rain, throw in Let's go crazy and she would have been in pure bliss.

She would have been 58 yesterday, life just has too many if only sometimes.

I walked in the woods, this afternoon, sat in, one of my spots, by the river, watching the water splash over, the little dam, I got the camera out and started taking pictures, not really sure, what I was trying, but it was enjoyable, maybe the start of a new project, it gave me, my picture for my blog, for tonight, it is a bit like looking at clouds and seeing shapes, but in the water splashes and droplets, it makes the mind, so calm,

Tomorrow afternoon, might hit the coast, will see..

So tonight , one of the splash pictures, click for a larger image and see, if there is anything within the picture for you.

My holiday, officially starts tomorrow, part of only working 4 days a week now.

My last day of work, had two much drama, which might lead too, two men, getting the sack, too many just standing back thinking it was all so funny, but even from a distance, I just knew, it was going to get out of hand, this time, so I ran over, got between them lead one away. I got on with them both, had to give a statement. will , all be sorted by the time, I get back.

I got, the results from my Heart tests and all is normal, can now start too, do, that little bit more. Have to get rid of that feeling of being lazy these last close to 8 months. which it will only be me, that see's it that way.


Apart from here, social media wise, Twitter is all I have, now, that I have it, the way I like, I am enjoying it. my feed it full of photography and nature, recently, art has creeped in, I kind of call it, working class art, so much, I can relate too and just understand. It is the only thing, I wise, I could have done , is draw, too paint, but I paint with my camera.

For so long, I have thought, I could make something here, it is an interesting view, man made, I think it could have been part of a bridge, for where I am sitting, there is same support stones, with the water running below, it is a puzzle, that I might never solve, but it is still just another little hidden gem in my little world, Click to see,, it bigger, if you would like.

I posted a picture of the moon in status last night, never added a picture, to a post before and for all, I will get more views on my picture, it will, only be a very occasional thing, the biggest reason, was I never knew how, but thanks too Arti,, who messaged me, a while ago and told me how,, NN has sure taught me a lot.

I only have Facebook left on my tablet,but it will be deleted this week, I am just not missing it, will also be deleting messenger, It seldom gets used.

I sat among rubble yesterday, it was once a home, a place, that I spent a lot of time, the home of the Mouse, only been back there a few times and this time nothing, was like sign, to, move on, too put the memories to the back of the mind, keep the happy thoughts going.

I go on holiday from Thursday, I was not going to take more than a day off, but it is now a week off, a week of picture taking and building up my walking distances, I have to try, to not is not my way.

I might try and blog a picture, every day of the holiday will see.


Inspiration comes from many places and many things, you just have to see it, to learn from it and well, get on with it.


The joy of just getting down in the dirt and taking a picture, a week further on and the snowdrops are opening, now a question, I always post my picture on here, from Flickr, but I now know, that if I post like I did in status and you click the thumbnail, you can open the full picture, would you prefer, me to do this going forward, very much upto to you..

I am a comfort spender, always have been, it is a lot easier now, with online shopping and Amazon and I , really was the best of friends, but in the last month, not one thing have, I had delivered, a few digital downloads of books and a magazine, but that is all.

The desire to get a new camera is , how, I have changed, I set a goal and stick to it, could I have just bought a new one, yes, but I am happier to save for it, I am thinking December 2023 will be when I get my next full frame, it will be mirrorless, then after that, it will be saving for the new lenses, that I will want.

I learned yesterday, that I can still get down and lie on the ground, such a small thing, but it made me so happy, I laid on my stomach, I laid on my left and right and a few contorted positions, as well, all tested for the sake of my art.

I have been in a bit of a rut, but it is weather and time of year related, pretty much the same most years, some years are worse, than this, but come end of this month, I will step things, up, lighter mornings, lighter evenings.

My January nightmares, have been the least ever, only one night that has been really bad, the trauma of all those years ago, but for the most part, nothing, most nights, I have slept well, well for me anyway. But never will forget 4 people lost there lives, that night.

I am so close to being 58, the number, means nothing to me, never really got caught up on, that whole age thing, as long, as I can do, what I can and want too, all that really matters too me.


My reason for getting down on the ground, Snowdrops like seeing the first Daffodils bursting through the ground in the woods, is the start of change, for me, the snow drop flowers first, will be a few weeks till there, at there best in my little woods, how seeing these little things, lifts the spirits so much..

I stood on, the beach on Friday morning, it was cold, 2 weeks in a row now, it is a wonderful place, this country boy, has always been attracted too, the coast, more so, from when, I started taking pictures, like before, I gave it up for so long, I am truly stupid at times, will not be an every week sort of thing, not sure it would be possible, maybe in the winter months, but as soon as the weather heats up and the butterflies and dragonflies are back around, I am going to spend a lot of time,, with them this year, had planned to do do so, before the Stroke, but all being well, will do so.

Listening to the Oystercatchers in the dark, is a right pleasure, the waves gently rolling in , no Curlews, i find there call, quite sad, or lapwings, will need to walk further along next time.


A lonely figure walks, along the beach with the birds for company, 57 years, i have been too this beach, it is part of me, I guess, as much, as my woods, I maybe am just a man of the world.

Woke up, to a fair bit of damage from the storm last night, will mean the end of one journey for now, not fit enough to rebuild just now, Mother Nature, might just be telling me, that is not my world now, Maybe it is, just through the lens, just seems to be one thing after another, to test me, just now.

My first visit to, the see in years, was beautiful, the storm was in the foreplay mode then, the waves crashing on the pier, the wind howling and standing there, feeling so alive. I fired of over 400 pictures, still got around 60, got 2, that I like, one, one that was nearly really good and a black and white as well.

I had been feeling down before, yesterday, but it picked me up, no end, then to waken to the damage this morning, strange thing is, I am smiling and not really bothered, about it all

THings are sent to test us, my test came last night, but instead of it, getting me down, now i see it, as a chance for new adventures.

I have another hospital visit, on Thursday, i have to go and get an ECG recording device fitted, to check out, how my heart is working, been waiting 7 months for this, so I wear it for 3 days, go about my normal day and see, the result

I can see, the change of time, again, one more week and I will cycle home in the daylight again, week of colder weather again ahead, but just means add a layer or two.

I was feeling sorry for myself the other day. The feeling of being so lonely returned, thoughts that just play in your head and make it worse. Life can feel very unfair at times, that is for sure.

I have not even comfort bought anything, that is my usual way of dealing with it, been 3 weeks since an Amazon delivery and no other deliveries too. but when, I am in a saving mode, I really am a tight with my spending, when , I have an end goal, i appreciate it all the more, for saving for it.

I have forgotten how, too be visible.

Time to decide on what social media platform is next too go, comes down too 3 too choose from Instagram, Twitter and NN. Going to go with Instagram this time, in a few months, will do a cut again. It is like when trying to give anything up, gradually weaning.

I have been writing in my journal not, every day, but then again sometimes, up to 6 times in a day, got asked, at work what, I was doing, it goes, everywhere with me, well nearlt everywhere, I even have written it, in the the middle of the night, the insomnia was bad, all I wrote, was WHY.


The first image, I took this year, never shared, this view with anyone else, I have spoken of it, the one great issue , is the powerlines, but I can remove them. But the sky did get better and better that night the clouds popped and did I smile, after packing up, heading home, the usual thing done, I give thanks too Mother Nature.

When I was young, they called me Moucher, got reminded of that name before Christmas, when, I got asked if, I knew, where , there was holly with berries on it, I duly delivered the holly, with berries. Her Dad was one of the people who called me that, he said, too ask Moucher, he would know, if there is any about the village. He is house bound now, a once strong , hard living man.

People like me, are a dying breed, but it is, the case with so many things in life, like the dinosaurs one, day we will be extinct.

Me, will continue too fight till, the lights go finally out.


One of the reserved pictures, called it getting closer, I think it was around a 13 second exposure, clouds moving, to get the movement.

The morning was cold, the grass was covered in frost, but in moments like that, i go , into my really happy place, you look at the back of the camera and you see, maybe, just maybe, you got it, this morning..

Hope you all, have a great week, is life really like, trying to herd cats at times, sure is.

Been a very long times, since I shot the moon, I took this, just a little but after sunset, was out shooting the sunset over, some trees, it is a new scene, one, that I have looked at for years, but till a few weeks ago, never took a picture, but I am going to visit it, a lot, it has one fault, power cables, but I can take them out in photoshop.

Only a short walk from home, crazy how, you what, you can find, when you really look, now, I can shoot, them from the other side in the mornings, might try it, next time, the mornings, look ok, just never know.

First night, out and as soon, as the drama, started, I was out of there, could sense it from soon, after, I walked in. So we walked from one farm , back too K's. I did see the bells in, but, my days for being up so late, might be over. But no late night walking back home, spare bed had been made for me, then woke up sharing it with the dog lol

I know one thing, for sure, I will not even think of trying to blog everyday, not sure, how I was able to do that before, recently had the same feeling about posting on Facebook, it lost the fun. so. really going to try and not post for a year, I admit, that was my plan for here as well, but I blog for me, it clears the head, it can process things for me, was how it was in the start.

Life is sometimes a win, sometimes a loss, sometimes a draw. each day I try for one positive thing, mines today was, that I was able to crawl below the staging in the greenhouse and get back out without any more, pain that I went in with, so the win was, means, that in the summer, I should be able to get down on the ground and take pictures, with the camera..

One last thing the Jaffa Cake dessert, I had was lovely.


Now, if I had noticed the rope hanging from the tree, I would have had to have had a swing on it,