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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Still serious. NB.
…another idea I had to get off my chest while I should have been doing something more productive. Thanks to Iona for having her arms substituted by asparagus.
Posted in Creativity
Tagged asparagus, Asperger's Syndrome, creativity, disability, humour, syndrome
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Spring foxes.AP
Above: watching a passing hot air balloon There are a great many species in the UK with which I am a little obsessed and foxes are certainly one of them. Over the years I have spent hundreds of hours scouring … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field, Project work
Tagged behaviour, cute, enjoyment, foxes, local, persecution, portraits, project, spring, winter
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An Apollo Mission – persistence wins through. PHD
In those moments (or milliseconds) of honest self-reflection, most naturalists would acknowledge an element of obession in their nature – I regard it as an integral part of the fun of dreaming of things to do; those challenges we pose … Continue reading
Climbing Mountains. CB
Robert M. Pirsig is not a photographer. He is, however, a pretty smart dude. I really like this quote by the author: “To live for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not … Continue reading
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Ant-Lions: The Myrmeleontidae .PHD
Palpares libelluloides – largest of the European ant-lions Even where the grass is brown and dried and thistle relatives the dominant flowers, you will discover a rich array of insects from early morning to the last rays of the setting … Continue reading
More serious than frivilous. For once. NB
Depression isn’t a subject I would treat lightly. And I’m neither the first nor last to comment that it’s not like a physical wound that elicits sympathy, that the exterior masks what is really going on. But this representation, using … Continue reading
The comfort zone – and venturing out of it. PHD
Over a long period of time I used travel as a means of escape from the humdrum and perhaps from myself. A belated discovery for me was that I get far more pleasure than I ever thought possible from wandering … Continue reading
Posted in Comment
Tagged comfort zone, golden oriole, horsefly, people, persistence, privacy
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Wildphotos 2011. AP
About 4 years ago I made the decision to stop doing talks for natural history societies, photographic groups and the like. It wasn’t a particularly hard decision to make as I didn’t really do very many and as such they … Continue reading
Troll spotting revisited. NB
One of the many depressing aspects of this business is the fact that the audience for anything remotely “difficult” in terms of photographic creativity of alternative ways of thinking, is vanishingly small. I’m not sure when one should just give … Continue reading
Left field. NB
I’m not a sports fan. But I recognise that many people are and would like to make a few constructive suggestions to increase their enjoyment and to engage those – like me – currently outside the fold. It seems to me that … Continue reading →