I had been planning to make a start on typing up the final draft of Berserk tonight. But this attention seeker put a stop to that:
Current W.I.P.s: GNS3 | Lost Glove Society
Berserk! Final Draft Complete :)
The third and final draft of my next novel is now complete. 😊 I just have to type the whole thing up again now, typeset it and get the book cover formatted. The New Year deadline for getting this beast published is looking promising 👌
Billy Connolly - Tall Tales and wee stories
A nice new signed copy of Billy Conolly's latest book to add to my bookshelves :) I am looking forward to raising a smile with this particular book, one of only a few light-hearted reads in my personal library :)
Penarth Pier
I took a stroll along Penarth Beach today.
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| Penarth Pavilion |
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| Beneath Penarth Pier, with the islands of Steep Holm and Flat Holm in view |
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| Yours truly 'neath Penarth Pier |
Fluttering Polythene #1
God only knows why, but I seem to have developed a thing for raggedy bits of polythene fluttering from barbed wire fences lately. I see them virtually everywhere these days and they always catch my eye. They are usually black or clear in colour, but sometimes, like in this instance, which I photographed less than a hundred metres from my house, they are found in more attractive shades. Perhaps there is a future photography project waiting for me to take the initiative. If so, then it has already begun:
Black Rock Sands, North Wales
Given the unexpected sunshine, I couldn't resist spending the morning on Black Rock Sands before heading home from North Wales.
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| The immense and quiet Black Rock Sands |
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| Me and my wife, Black Rock Sands |
Farmyard Pwscat
I made a little friend whilst holidaying in North Wales - a lovely farmyard pwscat:
I absolutely love cats and am over the moon that the feeling seems reciprocated whenever I meet one :)
Berserk! Final Draft. Chapter 10 Completed.
Ever vigilant of the impending deadline for the completion of Berkerk!, I awoke early whilst on holiday in North Wales to crack on with the final draft of Chapter 10:
As dawn broke over our holiday cottage, the rising sun startled me as it blazed directly through the kitchen window!
After a couple of hours of writing, I completed the chapter just as my wife awoke and came downstairs, in time for her promised breakfast :)
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| Pre-dawn writing |
As dawn broke over our holiday cottage, the rising sun startled me as it blazed directly through the kitchen window!
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| I think this must have been the first time in my life that sunrise has actually made me jump |
Philip K Dick ~ The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
I have been doing a lot of reading these past two weeks and have recently completed both George Orwell's '1984' (last week) and Stephen King's 'Misery' (today). This was to clear time for the mammoth push required in December to complete my novel Berserk! Unfortunately, I then saw this Philip K Dick book on sale in HMV in their buy 2 for £5 offers:
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| Philip K Dick ~ The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch |
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| The Blurb |
Thunderclap
The whole house (and probably our whole street) were awoken last night by the loudest and longest thunderclap I have ever heard. I have never been one to be afraid of thunder and lightning, indeed I love a good storm, but the ferocity of this particular thunderclap was startling, to say the least. Racing from my bed to find my audio-recorder, I managed to set it up with only seconds to spare before the second and final crash of thunder rolled across the heavens above me. Unfortunately, this second thunderclap was more distant and quieter than the first but I am happy to have been able to add the following recording of it to my portfolio of field recordings:
Halloween Theme 2019 ~ Pop Funko #13
I could not think of a better way to complete this year's Halloween Pop Funko theme than by photographing the infamous Michael Myer's from John Carpenter's classic horror film - Halloween:
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| All they took was some Halloween masks, a rope and a couple of knives. Who do you think it was?" |
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| "He came home!" |
Halloween Theme 2019 ~ Pop Funko #11
My blood-spatter version of Ash , from The Evil Dead:
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| "What’s out there knows that you’re alive, and it wants you to be… un-alive." |
Halloween Theme 2019 ~ Pop Funko #10
Continuing from my last photograph in this year's Halloween photography series, here is another character from one of my favourite films - Pan't Labyrinth. This time it's the turn of The Pale Man!
Battersea!
A quick pic of the old Battersea Power Station building as it is being transformed into apartments. Captured on-the-fly as we drove past on our way home from our holiday weekend in London:
The Thames ~ Old and New
I had a bit of a wander along the edge of the Thames this afternoon and happened upon these lovely wooden structures erupting from the shingle and mud. I particularly liked the contract of this decaying old building with the modern high-rise blocks on the other side of the river at Canary Wharf:
Field Recording - London Underground
Stick a good pair of headphones on, close your eyes, and immerse yourself in the chatter and ambient sounds of the London Underground:
Off on a weekend break...
Leaving rainy old Wales for the weekend. And as we cross the Severn Bridge, lo and behold, out comes the sunshine :)
Halloween 2019 Theme ~ Pop Funko #9
Finally found a spare ten minutes to take another photograph for my Halloween 2019 Pop Funko series. Tonight featuring the magickal faun from the Del Toro's classic Pan's Labyrinth:
Gower ~ Fading Light #13
Passing through Penclawdd after visiting my brother on his birthday, I stopped of at a couple of the village car parks, which are located along the edge of marsh there, to take some photographs of the setting sun. I think they might well be good candidates for my upcoming Gower ~ Fading Light photobook :)
The Sounds of Hakin
I really really enjoyed my weekend holiday in the old fisherman's cottage in Hakin and have harvested some truly lovely memories from the few days I spent there. Perhaps my most haunting memory of the location though was the sounds of the sea, the coastal bird-life and the distant mechanical hum of Milford Haven port that permeated the house and which I was lucky enough to record for posterity here :) As usual, this was recorded in stereo on my Tascam DR40 field recorder and is best listened to with a good pair of headphones :)
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