Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light
― John Milton, Paradise Lost
out of hell
travel
how the flowers felt
The rain to the wind said,
You push and I’ll pelt.’
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged–though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.―
*Images made with Fujifilm X100F with fixed 23mm f/2 lens, edited in Lightroom with Fujifilm Classic Chrome applied*
shades of salamanca
It comes to this: like all of us who have not yet died of plague he fully realizes that his freedom and his life may be snatched from him at any moment”
―
The streets of Salamanca stay muted as Covid-19 shows little sign of receding – although even in the darkest shadows light can be found.
A brief snapshot of the streets of Salamanca in September as the summer slides slowly towards the autumn. The outcome of my latest experimentation with the settings on my Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 E VR lens.
More to follow.
Wherever you are, stay safe and look for the light in the shadows…
*Images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 E VR lens*
lockdown | discover | thirty poems
Throughout April, Ben Huberman and the WordPress Discover team team hosted Discover Prompts.
My daily response involved an impromptu poem and a photo made (with one exception) in Accra where I am ‘locked down’ accompanied by an occasional quote or snatched lyric from a song.
You can read all my poems here.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
now I been out in the desert, just doin’ my time
searchin’ through the dust, lookin’ for a sign– lyrics from further on (up the road), bruce springsteen
lockdown | discover | thirty | grateful
i
have
my
path
to
follow
my
home
i
carry
on
my
back
i
may
be
slow
but
my
path
is
clear
i
may
face
obstacles
but
they
slide
beneath
me
i
may
not
see
what
you
see
but
i
feel
it
all
*image made with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, reasons to be cheerful, accra, ghana*
My final contribution to the WordPress community initiative for the lockdown period in April 2020 – Discover Prompts Day Thirty: Grateful.
Thanks to Ben Huberman and the WordPress Discover team for stepping up to the plate and lending us all their support and encouragement.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
the juice of a carrot, the smile of a parrot
little drop of claret, anything that rocks– lyrics from reasons to be cheerful pt.3, ian dury and the blockheads
lockdown | discover | twentynine | list
let's make a list
of all that we can't do
no longer do
long to do
let's make a list
of what we might do
one (fine) day
if we are still
allowed
to
*image made with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, are you (list)ening, accra, ghana*
For the WordPress community’s latest initiative Discover Prompts Day Twenty Nine: List. Thanks to Ben Huberman, and the WordPress Discover team for stepping up to the plate.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
well my soul checked out missing as I sat (list)ening
to the hours and minutes tickin’ awaylyrics from better days, bruce springsteen
lockdown | discover | twentyeight | focus
they came in the night
when we were not looking
when we ticked the box to the t&cs
when we looked the other way
when we ticked the box to the t&cs
when we were having so much fun
when we ticked the box to the t&cs
and then
when our focus was elsewhere
their plan was complete
when we ticked the box to the t&cs
they took it all
away
*image made with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, the are theirs, accra, ghana*
For the WordPress community’s latest initiative Discover Prompts Day Twenty Eight: Focus. Thanks to Ben Huberman, and the WordPress Discover team for stepping up to the plate.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
(They) are virtual.
we got a file on you
lockdown | discover | twentyseven | team
like these three
we will
survive
whatever the weather
wherever the stream takes
us
if we run the
rapids
as
a
team
*image made with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, going with the flow, accra, ghana*
For the WordPress community’s latest initiative Discover Prompts Day Twenty Seven: Team. Thanks to Ben Huberman, and the WordPress Discover team for stepping up to the plate.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
Find me.
listen to me now
i need to let you know
you don’t have to go it alone– lyrics from you can’t make it on your own, u2
lockdown | discover | twentysix | hidden
hidden
behind walls
(electrified) fences
behind words
(electrified) tensions
behind facades
(i've created)
behind excuses
(forged)
from
fear
it’s time
no
longer
to (remain)
hidden
*image made with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, electrified, accra, ghana*
For the WordPress community’s latest initiative Discover Prompts Day Twenty Six: Hidden. Thanks to Ben Huberman, and the WordPress Discover team for stepping up to the plate.
Stay safe and well and let’s fight this thing together, and make sure we don’t forget the lessons we learn when we reach the other side.
Find me.
’cause I’ll be you and you’ll be me
there’s lots and lots for us to see– lyrics from, she’s electric, oasis
andy townend 