Demolition

I took that photo when walking past a house being taken down. It wasn’t old. It wasn’t in bad condition. But someone had bought it to get rid of it and build a mini-castle. That’s what rich oil CEOs do in Aberdeen.

A nice house gone

Sunday stoll

Not a usual discussion about photography this time. As this post is out of schedule, I decided to cover something more in line with A day in the life. I’m taking you on a walk around my village.

As I mentioned before, I normally walk on my own after each meal, often in the house because of the weather and to be available for work just in case an emergency arises. But at the weekend, I sometimes go for a walk with my wife instead if the weather is nice. As spring has arrived (the geese and cranes are back and the birds are starting to be noisy in the morning), we went for a Sunday walk after lunch.

Going for a Sunday stroll just outside our house
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Sea snail

This unassuming little guy was making its way across a large wooden plank on the beach.

Sea snail on a wooden plank

A day in the life

I’m not used to be on the lens end of a camera. I’m usually the one taking the photos, to such an extent that my mother complained a few years ago that when she went over the family photos to create albums of her kids (a thing mums do, I guess), she could only find a few of me. And I’m happy with that.

The gauntlet is thrown

But recently I decided that I wanted to capture more of everyday life and people around me for my personal record. I’m getting old and I’m increasingly aware of the passage of time and how I can’t go back.

So, this time, a slight departure from the usual ramblings: I’m going to show you a day in my life. If you’re interested in pushing the fun further, we could turn this into a loose collaboration (I know I don’t have a large reach here, but whoever wants to take part is welcome): show me a day in yours.

This post might be long…

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