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Tuesday, 7 April 2020

Sweyne's Eye - Bus Stop Scratchings

Taken from my Swansea photography zine - Sweyne's Eye ~ 2014-15:


Sweyne's Eye ~ Fallen Leaves

Swansea's pavements become beautifully decorated during the Autumn with the leaves of numerous city trees. Another image from the my photography Zine - Sweyne's Eye ~ 2014-5:


Monday, 6 April 2020

Sweyne's Eye ~ Kite Flying

Two more images from my Swansea zine Sweyne's Eye - 2014-15:



Sunday, 5 April 2020

Swenye's Eye ~ Street Cat

Having been put on lock down, I have been able to spend a fair amount of my time working on Sweyne's Eye photography zine. Over the next few posts, I will be sharing some of the images that be found in these various zines for your hopeful delectation, starting this friendly feline:

A Swansea Street Cat
Sweyne's Eye ~ 2014-15 can be purchased here.

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Monday, 23 March 2020

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Writing in the Garden :)

The weather finally allowed me to write out in the garden this afternoon. And it was glorious :)


Sweyne's Eye ~ 2016 (Part Two)


Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Sweyne's Eye ~ 2016 (Part One)

My employer has sent everyone with medical issues home until further notice. I have decided to keep my mind occupied by making an early start on the next issue of my Sweyne's Eye zine.

Monday, 16 March 2020

Taking My Mind Off Things...

Taking my mind off things by engrossing myself in the creation of fiction:


A Moment of Peace

A sunbeam near our new living-room picture:

Saturday, 14 March 2020

Cursed

Some disquieting fiction to take my mind off darker realities:



Friday, 6 March 2020

Seems Strange...

It seems strange writing a Christmas ghost story in the sunshine:


Thursday, 5 March 2020

Dawn Chorus, March 02, 2020

This is the sound that awakens us each morning. :) The audio recording was taken from our bedroom windowsill. Captured in the recording are the sounds of traffic, our neighbour's cat, a great tit, sparrows, a magpie, a blackbird, gulls, planes and chickens:

Fluttering Polythene #4 & #5

Continuing my photography series on polythene caught on barbed wire, here are two more images captured from my local water tower:



I think I have found myself a new project for a future issue of Sweyne's Eye :)