Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Showing posts with label Swansea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swansea. Show all posts
Oh what a beautiful morning
October 31, 2024
This scene greeted me this morning as I left the office car park and headed in to work:
Loosening the Chains of Office Mundanity (1)
Thursday, October 26, 2023
I try to keep talk of my day job to a minimum for several reasons. Firstly, it's not work that I feel particularly passionate about. To my eyes, it is a mundane drain on both my time and my energy - resources I want to spend on my creative output. But I have rent to pay, food to put on the table, two cats and a tortoise to raise and several rather expensive hobbies and interests I like to indulge in. And so I am chained to my office desk, on most weekdays at any rate.
Of course, one of the joys of my secondary creative outlet, photography, is that it teaches the eye and the mind to search out interest even in the most dire of situations and locations. And securing a window desk in one of my hometown's tallest office blocks, with its unparalleled views over the distant urban countryside, I at least have the pleasure of some cracking sunrises and, at this time of year, the eerie morning mists that shift slowly through the distant valleys.
Trying to make the best out of bad situations, I hope to get at least two books out of my time spent working for 'The Man'. The first could be a series of photographs I grab while at the office. The second is a horror novel that I hope anyone reading these mad scribblings will understand I can't go into any real detail about yet. All I say at this point, and to close this particular blog post, is the above photograph set in motion a rather cool finale to the novel-in-waiting. Watch this space for further info, but don't expect a publication any time before 2025...
The view from my desk
Friday, September 22, 2023
A good thing about my day job
September 18, 2023
Tidal Gower ~ Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #swanseabay #swansea #mumbles
Tidal Gower - Swansea Bay
This will be the first photograph of my next book exploring the beaches on the Gower Peninsula. The sun sets over beautiful Swansea Bay #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #mumbles #swanseabay
Shaking off a dream...
Saturday, September 09, 2023
Had to go for a walk in the misty woods this morning to shake off a dream...
Let me introduce you to Old Nick
July 20, 2023
I was in too much of a good mood this morning to hang around the office for too long today. So, instead, I thought I'd catch up with my Swansea documentary project and have myself a nice walk around the city, including the old Swansea Museum. Whilst there, I bumped into Swansea's infamous 'Old Nick' statue. Now, this guy has a very interesting story to tell - one I may relay to you in the near future. For now, though, for those who have yet to meet him, let me introduce the devil who is said to have cursed the city's largest church and engulfed the building in flames!
Spigot
June 26, 2023
Snow! and more...
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
I woke up to snow this morning. 😍
Unfortunately, not!
Still, I managed to snag a couple of snow pics I was happy with for my Explore Swansea site that I was pleased with. 👍
This is a good point to finalise my decision on the future of a couple of my online projects. My Magickal Gardening site WILL CONTINUE, but its access to the general public has now been rescinded. As I first suggested in this earlier post, access to Magickal Gardening will now be offered only to supporters of The Pixie-Led Blog. I have also decided to make Explore-Swansea accessible only to supporters of the Pixie-Led Blog. My Swansea photography site is a MASSIVE catalogue of images of Swansea and is a real treasure-trove for lovers of my home town! How do you become a supporter of my blog? Simples. Just buy me a coffee!
* Supporters buying me x1 coffee will now gain access to Magickal Gardening.
* Supporters buying me x2 coffees will now gain access to both Magickal Gardening and Explore Swansea.
For the time being, Explore-Gower, will remain accessible to the general public...
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