Why?
After living here for more than a decade—often rejecting this place—I’ve decided to carve out a little cosy haven for myself.
A place where I can listen to the sound of water.
A place for solitude.
A place to meditate.
A place simply to be.
Stuck at home convalescing, the itch to start my own garden—with a water feature—grew steadily.
After months of doubting whether I’ve lost my technological prowess, got a chance to check if my mojo is in place, and boy, IT so is! An unexpected invitation from Maria to a classical music concert – string quartet. Engineering students, young, passionate and extremely talented. Met a young German lad. Turned out to be […]
The Blurs and Unsharps Mentorship. Exhilarating and exhausting. Catching up on my editing backlog. Penning long posts on Google+ and using terms that I haven’t had the chance to use in forever. Ah! the joy of language!
Colleagues commending me on a proactive monitoring project that took me months. Well worth the effort! Masks, not Venetian, not the ones we wear each day, but luminosity masks. Chris Knight and Lindsay Adler taught me so much today. The joy of playing. When my fingers moved along the strings of their own accord. Ah! […]
Shot my first First Holy Communion as main shooter. Big learning – Background, background, background! So many years in Spain and I never did go to a bull fight. Enlightening, especially since I got a rundown on all the traditions and codes of the game. Driving home via a new route. Past midnight, the mountain […]
Fr Ron celebrated 30 years of his ordination today. Such a glorious celebration. Such a lovely crowd. He deserves it all. For his dedication, much much more. Tried on several dresses that I’ve bought but never estreñad …. So eager for my little outings, if only for a chance to wear them 🙂 Met Bob […]
Woke up to a storm. A storm that brought memories of home and the incessant rain. My stream was filled with comments from people I barely know. Encouraging, positive, comments that made me want to go back out and shoot. It’s Photoshop Week on CreativeLive. Am amazed at how powerful Photoshop and Lightroom are and […]