When the offer of lifetime membership popped up yesterday and I never even gave it a thought,, it was like the final sign for me.

I had a moon picture go a bit viral yesterday and it was not to this morning, that i found out when my friend told me, close to 1800 people liking it and reshared over 120 times, pretty crazy, I only even got it, as i was out putting rubbish in the bin and knowing my long lens was on the camera and took 3 shots, for I was also making dinner at the time.

This is blog 20 since I have been leaving them up, each one could have been the last one.

I play by the rules on here, it means that I am pretty limited in what I get from the site now, once I was able to post a picture to myself add it to my blog, so people could see the full image, now you have to be ID verified and even then you have to ask for permission to post my own picture. You see everyday in here people breaking the rules and nothing is ever done about it, seen an another example the other day and for only the third time in all the years, I have been here I questioned why. Maybe I should have used a fake ID to get verified which has been offered to me twice on here, but like I say, I play by the rules. I believe that if I pay for premium by using my credit card, that should be good enough, it is on bigger sites than this and if I wanted too, could post naked pictures without have to do a Face ID.

One of my little villages Christmas Trees, i think it is pretty nice looking, might try and post the other at some point.

Executive decision was made, we were not going to the get together tonight.

My new lens came, not used it yet, will eventually , just one of those days where, I can not be arsed taking a picture, even this morning, my usual time to do so,, never even took the camera with me for the morning stroll at the beach.

Got asked to do another dog picture, as usual what kind was asked, an Airedale Terrier, see this is what happens, word spreads among these oldies, then got asked to do a cat, sorry no allergic to them.

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This experiment in the use of a background card does not work in this situation, but another one did and gave me a nice image and future ideas.

My work year is done, if I work to I retire, I only have 6 more, earlier retirement or changing things, might be an option. I never ever use to think like that work work work was all I knew.

Since my Stroke, my concentration when writing has got a lot harder, gave up on where to add punctuation and spellcheck is used all the time, I never even knew how to use spellcheck before. I really just try and keep as simple as possible.

In my journals, I never bother, it keeps the mind active, which is more important, only Cass really reads them, they are not a secret, anyone could. I left it in the cafe once, her daughter admitted to reading, asked if I was angry with her, I just laughed.

I committed to a little project.

Turns out my eye doctor and Cass are friends, she greeted me yesterday by so you are the secret boyfriend, I just smiled, we really are just good friends, but others seem to need to title it somehow, we just do our thing, it works for both of us.

Going to be a wet and wild morning walk, but the woodlans trails call to me,, thank you for reading.

I took this, this morning, as I was walking over the bridge after getting some soda scones, I have always had an idea, there is a picture here, but this is not it, does not work for me in the slightest. The phone is handy in these moments. I take a xxxxxxxx and then wait till I get home and put them on the big screen to have a closer look.
I did stop going over the bridge, was a little bit of colour in the sky again, I have an idea, but well sometimes there is always just a butt. I never had much time, as I was heading to the cafe. The welcome, as I walk in, is always the same now, morning Dad, seems I am her adoptive Dad, I just smile. I am always early, her Mum, is always just on time. We have the pictures, I took yesterday to deliver.

In the end, we have 3 pictures, that I took, one of Cass doodles and some cakes for the oldie, she asks how much does she owe, but seeing the smiles on her face, who needs payment, To see a very happy old Lady, is well as good as it gets. I put the picture up for her, the doodle and one other sits on her chairside table and the last one, she says will be put in her room.

All the small things, add up to a lot of good things,

I made my little Tea Loaf and well it turned out well edible and not bird food, so a win.

I am 61 in just over 2 months time, where has this year went, highs and lows. but still here.


The view from the bridge this morning, sure this one might work one day. with the camera.

Last full working week of the year done for me, not the best of ones, got the news that one of the few people I have time for, got sent home from the hospital nothing more they can do for him, that dreaded disease has spread through his whole body, a good man, that had just done his 40yrs with the company and like me, had turned 60 this year, it hit me hard to be honest, you really have to just sit and wonder sometimes.

I walked the beach this morning, returned later in the day to do a portrait shoot of a West Highland Terrier called Flo, managed to get 3 pictures, that i thought worth keeping and in the end we printed of all 3 and framed them, this little dog is owned by an elderly lady and is all she has in the world, she thought that she was paying me, but there is no way, I would ever charge for this, tomorrow will deliver the pictures one large one and two little ones.

I use to mention who have crossed my path in life, might start doing so again. My journal has these writings, but in the last few years, met some truly nice people and two not so nice ones, they are all part of the journey in life.

I get my eye injection on Tuesday, going to Glasgow Thursday. I thought the CHristmas get together was tonight, out by a week.

Tomorrow, I am going to try my hand at baking, nothing to hard, will either be edible or it will be bird food,, win win either way..

If murder was allowed at work, we would have been 4 down today, maybe I am just getting to old now, but is it that simple things, that are pretty basic are forgotten and have to be re explained, waste of my time. My age time is precious.

But 3 days to go, i was going to try and get a picture, everyday, but nope, not going to, probably just see, what the weather is like.

I never really bother with taking pictures with birds, but when walking back home the other weekend, I still had the long lens in my hand, so when this treecreeper appeared and at the perfect height, I took a few shots.

My first day back at work, made me wish I was still as ill, as i was last Monday. I just dodged away thinking 4 days to go.]

Back to work tomorrow, only got 4 days this week and 1 next then that is me for 3 weeks. wonder how many more will have left. I am there for the duration, close to 10yrs now.

It was such a dull dark day today, light levels are always low and short, but I just think, not long till the days start getting longer again, for some reason, it has got to me this year, it never usually does, but suppose, like so much shrug the shoulders and just get on with it.

Seemingly if a cake could give you an orgasm it would be a Caramel Apple Crumble Blondie. I just drunk my tea.

Now here is a funny story, I had been asked a little while ago, if I could give a few images for a calendar , I saw the person who asked recently and asked if the pictures were ok, they sorry we could not use them for they were so much better than anything else they had got and they would stand out from the rest. I just smiled.



I bought a light box, so that on the days I could not get out, I could find some things to take pictures of in this, I tried it out yesterday for the first time, this old dahlia was one subject, think it would be better if it was dry, so I found a few more things and pit them in a vase to dry off , for use on the next rainy day.

It was a good day, usual up fairly early, went to the Farmers Market, stocked up on Bridies and Pies for the next few months. Pretty much that was it for the day, I know the next few weekends are going to be busy.


A spider that was over the flowers in one of beds in the garden in the summer. I like how it is a kind of soft focus effect.