The prompt I pulled out of the box of David Gibson’s Street Photography Challenge cards this week was to find something in the street that you find ugly at first, but after a longer look can see something beautiful about it. By coincidence, his prompt title “Ugly Ducklings” suits my photo, for I found aContinue reading “Street photography: Ugly ducklings”
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365 Unusual Things: 358-365
358. Christmas Eve. Spent a quiet afternoon beside a dam because several members of my family have Covid. 359. I was given a purple shamrock for Christmas. Its leaves look like purple butterflies on stalks. 360. In a newfound café I was enjoying good coffee and half an hour of peace and quiet, when theContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 358-365”
365 Unusual Things: 344-350
351. Went to a concert and heard my son sing in Latin and Finnish, though he speaks neither language. 352. Dropped off a Christmas hamper at a charity and was invited to have coffee with a French teacher because I speak French. 353. A migrant who is learning English from me was so confident todayContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 344-350”
365 Unusual Things: 330-336
330. In a huge shop of Christmas decorations, only one small table held nativity scenes. The rest was tinsel and bling, including witch dolls and black Christmas trees. 331. I’ve had just one translated story published this year (it used to happen more often) and today I got an offer to publish a second one,Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 330-336”
365 Unusual Things: 323-329
323. A potter friend made a ceramic egg carton, put a few eggs in it and advertised it on Facebook who took it down because it promotes animal products. She took the eggs out, advertised it again, and it passed the test.
365 Unusual Things: 295-301
295. Walked on a beach where the driftline was peppered with blue things, mostly bluebottles. 296. Been married 40 years today. That’s unusual. 297. Stopped to look at a large vertical rock on the beach but couldn’t get close to it because of storms and a high tide, but noticed there were several memorial plaquesContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 295-301”
365 Unusual Things: 288-294
288. Watched an adult woman climb a rock-climbing wall in a children’s playground. 289. Saw two boys who had caught a yellow fish at the pond. Possibly a type of goldfish, grown large out of the fishbowl. 290. Went to a pub named Sirens which is opposite the Ambulance/Police/Fire Brigade building. 291. Received some freeContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 288-294”
365 Unusual things: 267-273
267. In an unfamiliar shopping centre I had to stop and wait for a small children’s train to pass in front of the grocery store. 268. Watched my 33-year-old son perform in a quartet, wearing a Buzz Lightyear costume. 269. On a late night walk, another son found a pigeon flapping about on the groundContinue reading “365 Unusual things: 267-273”
365 Unusual Things: 260-266
260. Looking for a café in a country town today, I found one that’s vegetarian, vegan and rawist. I’ve never heard this last word. Didn’t go there. 261. Had family photos taken today on an old Rolleicord film camera. 262. Just watched 3.5 hours of the Queen’s funeral. The first and last time I’ll haveContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 260-266”
365 Unusual Things: 253-259
253. A magpie came and stood on the balcony railing holding a live, kicking lizard in her mouth, showed it to me for 20 seconds, then flew away. 254. Saw an orange and black sunrise over the ocean at 5.20 am. 255. On the beach this morning someone had made some sand art with aContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 253-259”
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