Between Summer and Autumn

This is a lame title for a blog post but I had no better idea. On the other hand–yay, some DSLR camera content finally!

Photos are of Heaton Park, as always my favourite place.

Happy 5th Blogoversary

I’ve been running this blog for five years.

The anniversary was on 2nd September and, as usual, I forgot. But because it’s five years (half a decade!), I still wanted to acknowledge it.

Here’s a picture of sunrise:

That’s a roof window, tilted horizontally.

I went from using a Fujifilm compact to Canon DSLR, to only smartphone pics. One day, I shall pick up my camera again, only I don’t know when. I’m, sort of, not in charge of the timeline here.

We Still Have Rainbows

I’ve not seen one of these for a while; it’s been either sunny without rain or raining without sun. Finally the conditions were perfect for a rainbow to make an appearance.

I’ve been feeling autumn in the air for the last few days. Summer is ending. Though what difference that makes in these times, I don’t know. Only that days are getting shorter and time for my daily walk is moving to earlier in the day. Which makes me wonder about what this new way of life is going to be like in winter, if the virus is still a threat. I think we can expect it will be.

Probably every one of you reading this has at some point uttered the phrase: this year sucks. I have too. But no piece of news was as devastating as the death of the actor Chadwick Boseman. Devastating doesn’t describe it. There is no word that can describe it. It sucks, what can I say. Everything sucks.

Rest in power, Chadwick.

A Moment In Time

In another moment, I could not take these pictures.

Title of this post is lifted from the Taylor Swift song August (from her new album Folklore) because it is, erm, August and because I couldn’t come up with anything else.

Hello Butterfly

It was chilling on the bench in my park.

I try to still blog sometimes.

Hello Snail

It was making its way across the pavement not far my home. It’s only the second time in my life that I’ve photographed one.

Only upon viewing the picture did I notice the pretty shell.

Taken with my phone, as usual. Still not held the camera since what, most of this year?–because who cares, right.

Summer in the Time of COVID-19

Hello hi, it’s been a while. What can you photography-blog about these days?

It’s still got to be pictures from my local park, as that the only place I go to. That and Tesco supermarket.

Okay, the last one isn’t from the park but who cares.

I’ve not been outside my area for over 3 months. I don’t think I’ve ever gone this long without using public transport in my life. I kinda like setting this record for myself. I will continue working from home for now so it’ll only be getting longer. I’m used to this new order, I don’t miss the old life much. The only thing is, my photography suffers. I don’t remember when I last took up my camera.

This blog might just turn into a rambling blog. Which, as I said to someone on Twitter recently, is really the best kind. *shrug

Willow Da Peeple

It’s the anniversary of… something or other.

Because I used to hear it so much I decided to draw it. Like this:

Abandoned Shopping Carts

I have quite a collection of them now. I chose one in every position for this post.

Someone does clear them, though, because they don’t stay like that for long. Like usually when you see one of these, the next day they’re gone. This is just a sample, by the way, I still have more pictures, all from my neighbourhood.

I live near a Tesco superstore. *shrug

So It’s Summer

Strange times we live in, but flowers still bloom.