Monthly Archives: August 2014

A photo a day – over the fence

I introduced you to my little next door neighbour here (link) back in June. Well today his dad wanted access to our garden so he could do some work on his house. So as we were sorting this out up … Continue reading

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A photo a day – corruption

Our back garden has some of the flower arrangements from mum’s funeral last week. They’re beginning to look a little tired now. Their slow corruption made me think about how mum no longer exists as a physical entity. It is … Continue reading

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A photo a day – a tree for Eileen

One of my virtual friends is Eileen. She is a photographer who work has been based around South London and the South Coast and she has a particular way of framing that isolates her subject. See some of her work … Continue reading

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A photo a day – Ice Cold (in) Alex

I picked up my exhibition photos from Keith today and had assumed that activity would result in today’s photo of the day. But it was not the case. Alex was nominated for the ice bucket challenge that seems to be … Continue reading

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A photo a day – Night Calls

Last night our phone rang at 1o minutes past 2 in the morning. In those few seconds before answering it my mind raced with lots of terrible thoughts. Alex was out – had he been hurt? Dad is bereaved and … Continue reading

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A photo a day – Summer Bank Holiday

Today is the last summer Bank Holiday where most people have a day off from work. Of course, this means that is usually rains ….   But Karen and I didn’t let the rain, traffic jams or anything else, put … Continue reading

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A photo a day – Greg and the Sunday paper

Today’s photo is a purely playful thing. It’s of Greg, my eldest son in the back garden. I had originally envisaged  a portrait with a Victorian evocation, and in many ways this does just that. Greg is posing as if … Continue reading

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A little review of a photo a day – choices

I spent a little time working on a composite image of mum’s funeral and wake that I thought was better than the one I posted for a photo a day. The newer image was better at articulating the narrative in … Continue reading

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A photo a day – one last reflection

I felt yesterday’s funeral made a nice juncture to mark moving away from the sorrow of mum’s passing to looking forward. Yet there was one last thing I wanted to do which was to read all the cards people had … Continue reading

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A photo a day – the cremation and wake

We had a lovely day and turnout for mum’s funeral today. It was a busy day for me but I enjoyed saying bye to mum in a way she would have liked. The funeral took place at Beckenham Crematorium and … Continue reading

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