“and now we welcome the new year
full of things that have never been”
― rainer maria rilke
bridging east and west
once
i said
i will walk that bridge to
see
what is on the other
side
and then
i did
(for wordpress weekly photo challenge, new and Justine’s third eclectic corner, resolution)
“we never live
we are always in the expectation of living”
― voltaire
why?
do they need
it
do they know
that queueing
is not
living?
(queue outside primark, rue neuve, brüssel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3 and silver efex pro 2, sense of humour required*
very inspiring blogger
A couple of weeks ago (last year now) I was thrilled to receive a nomination for the “very inspiring blogger award” from Helene Parish, a very talented blogger and photographer whose blog LifeinFrame features her beautiful photos from her adventures and her home in Australia, a wonderful country which was also my home for a while.
Thank you Helene for your nomination and sharing your photos with us, I wish you all that you hope for in 2015!
Accepting this nomination requires me to state seven things about myself and nominate some other outstanding bloggers for the award.
long and winding road
So, here are seven random facts about me.
1) At the age of 15, I wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Sadly, my spectacular inability to figure out how to get a group of other 15 year olds across a swimming pool with wooden planks and oil drums killed that dream.
2) I once swallowed a very large fly whilst being interviewed on national TV in the outback near Mildura in Australia.
3) I know, from personal experience, that travelling face down on a conveyor belt into the heart of a coal mine in South Wales, during heavy rain, is quite frightening.
4) I once woke up in an ambulance after riding a slide into a pool of balls. The really sad part is that I was old enough to know better.
5) When young I was told that I looked like a child from a concentration camp, and that I would have to run around in the shower to get wet. My mother was very motivational.
5) I am very afraid of wasps.
6) I used to hide my little transistor radio under the blankets and listen to Radio Luxembourg and John Peel.
7) I mean well (and clearly can’t count and / or need a good proof reader)
Having got all that off my chest I would like to nominate the following bloggers for this award. I am sure that many will already have been nominated, but please go and take a look anyway, you will not regret it. And after the list, the instructions for those who wish to accept the award.
Mara Eastern – Mara Eastern’s Personal Blog
Lucile de godoy – bridging lacunas
Justine – Eclectic odds n sods
Mitch Zeilssler – Exploratorius
Desleyjane – musings of a frequent flying scientist
Amy Sampson – Playing with my first DSLR camera
Farmer Farthing – tales from an asylum keeper
Andy – acbistro
terissmile – my story by Teresa
John – Life, photography and other mistakes
Justine – it’s a lonely place
This has been a very special year, and I want to thank all those who have supported me through some difficult times, some of you know very well what I mean, others will have no idea, but in your own way each of you have made a difference.
And, finally, the guidance for those who wish to accept the nomination.
1. Thank the person who nominated you and add a link to their blog
2. Display the award on your post
3. List the award rules so your nominees will know what to do.
4. State 7 things about yourself
5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award
“what is your advice to young writers?
drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes”
― charles bukowski, hot water music
fire truck
is there
a better way
to wake
than to the smell of smoke
and see
firemen
through opaque
eyes?
(apartment building fire, elsene, brussel)
*shot with iphone 5, edited with photoshop cc, analog ex pro 2, smoke in my eyes*
“if i know what love is
it is because of you”
― hermann hesse
red light district
field of dreams
snow bound
ordered and scheduled
walking man
peeing man 😉
long and winding road
after all
is said
and done
the destination
is always
more
than ever?
(road trip, autobahn, germany)
*shot with nikon d700 and iphone 5, edited with aperture 3, color efex pro 4, silver efex pro 2, snow and driving involved, do not try this at home, inspired by mara eastern*
“it is not enough that we do our best
sometimes we must do what is required”
― winston s churchill
decide, act
and don’t stop
whatever lies in your path
seize the day
live and
love
(snowstorm, autobahn, germany)
justine’s eclectic corner #3 resolution
*shot with iPhone 5, edited with snapseed mobile app, snow and driving involved, do not try this at home, inspired by mara eastern*
“people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf”
― george orwell
politie
swaggering
leather
buttoned up
and bothering?
(politie, rue neuve, brussel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, desaturated leaving blue in place using photoshop cc and inspiration from mara eastern*
“we
sat there
smoking
cigarettes
at
5
in the morning”
― charles bukowski, the pleasures of the damned
spotted?
empty streets
standing looking
have you
a
booking?
(smoking man, ketje, place luxembourg, brussel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, silver efex pro 2*
“how we need that security
how we need another soul to cling to
another body to keep us warm
to rest and trust”
― sylvia plath
that warm feeling inside
he
closed
his eyes
and thought of
her
and so
(sleeping man, madou metro station, brussel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, color efex pro 4, just before the door closed*
“i’ll never wake up in a good mood again
i’m tired of these stinky boots”
― jim morrison,
sleep well?
presents under the tree
too much to drink
what is real
do you feel?
(homeless person’s bed, eu parliament, place luxembourg, brussel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, silver efex pro 2 and analog efex pro 4, wet plate filer, absence of sentimentality*
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