I had a wonderful walk in the woods with my friend. To begin with I mostly took macro photos as usual. Then we found a wild thyme. There was pleny of thyme. It felt like we had all the thyme in the world. We were in and out of the mist, which meant that the forest sparkled with raindrops. It was too wet for most insects, and I could only…
I’ve been anxious for a change of scene so I stayed with friends in Garafia last night. They have two beautiful cats. I think the mini-break did me good and I hope to get more writing done this week.
I went for a walk near the west side of the tunnel, and I wound up photographing insects again. I have no idea what kind of fly this is, but it’s on a fennel flower and it was only about 3 mm long. Here’s the head-on view of the same fly. The fennel flowers and seeds are popular with pyjama bugs too. I’ve got a lot of shots looking down…
One of the advantages of going for a walk early in the morning is the near horizontal light. I’ve been havng a nice time photographing backlit flowers this week. It’s also nice to get out early because it’s pretty hot by mid afternoon. Next week the beaches open up, but I think I’ll wait for a couple of days before I go myself – I’m worried that they’ll be crowded….
I’ve officially signed off as self employed. It’s depressing because I spent about 10 years building up the business, but I couldn’t go on paying 305€ every month for the equivalent of NI when I had no income. I ought to have done it earlier really, but I didnt want to face it. It wasn’t easy doing the paperwork. I find the websites very confusing, so I normally got down…
I’ve been out for a walk every morning, and most days I’ve brought the good camera, a Pentax DSLR with the macro lens. After 7 weeks of seeing the world from the balconies I find I want to stick my nose right in. By that I mean in both senses of the phrase. I get right up close, and I smell everything. Geraniums! Eucalyptus! Pine resin! Jasmin! Even after eight…