What a great weekend spent teaching cadets paddle sport. We travelled to the docks at Port Talbot. This is a venue that Sea Cadets have been using since the 1960’s and although there is less shipping traffic, not much else has changed. We enjoyed unseasonably good weather and some passionate and engaged cadets. Activities included, […]
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Despite my best efforts I have been remiss in keeping this site updated. I have added to my photograph gallery quite a bit and have even posted some on to my shop and to my BlueSky. However, this blog is very out of date. I know it’s not new year but I am resolved to
It looks like Twitter/X is finally dying. Elon Musk has made it unusable. So I have closed my account and moved over to Bluesky. The very guy that complained about bots and too much censorship has reduced it to noting but those very things. You cannot be heard unless you pay, and you cannot hear
Photography and Mental Health are closely linked for me. It has been such a long time since I have posted a video and this is down to my poor mental health. A common sign is that hobbies or tasks that you normally enjoy, often become a chore and you procrastinate until they become impossible. This
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I’m currently making a video for my YouTube Channel and I’ll finish it, “later, maybe”. Two words that can rule your life if you are wrestling with poor mental health. You’ll notice I said wrestling and not suffering. Because, actually I’m doing pretty well currently, but I still struggle even with tasks that I really
Putting a screen protector on your phone can be very satisfying. But also it can make you want to scream for help. Even just a hint of a bubble or the slightest speck of dust and your day, and every day you look at your device, is ruined. Well that’s what I thought. Then I
After over twelve years with the Sea Cadet Corps, I finally joined the Officer Development Programme (ODP). I’m not sure I ever considered myself ready as such. Mostly caused by my issues around self-esteem. Eventually however, I started to allow myself to listen to some of the positive things others had to say about me.
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I have just finished listening to the audiobook of Adrian Edmondson‘s , ‘Berserker!’. I don’t need to explain who he is do I? Ade has been a bit of hero of mine since the early 80’s. His style of humour and later his acting just seemed to align with my tastes, even when both developed.
I need a jump start. Not my car, but my “brand”. My social media presence, this website and most of all, my YouTube Channel. I haven’t posted anything in so long that I may have to re-learn how. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to. Quite the opposite actually. It’s jus that when my mental
Liverpool is another great place for street photography. The combination of classic and modern architecture makes this area very photogenic to me and it includes a fabulous waterfront area that is steeped in history. As a music fan, Liverpool immediately brings to mind The Beatles and so I just had to head back to where
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