Stormy Monday

Well as Barry sang "Looks Like We Made it"

When my health was poor and I was encouraged by Blipping Forty to pick up a camera again as a way of encouraging me to get out and do a little bit more every day I was a a little sceptical. I had fallen out of love with my camera a long time ago, I don't really know why and in recent years all I had shot was photographs of the twins as they grew and hit the milestones that accompanied that process. I had always walked, never far from the river and used to sit and watch her amble by with my thoughts but never thought about shooting her again.

I am glad I started again... it has been a long journey, in many ways a hard journey. There has been a lot of sadness, some hurt and a lot of love. In many ways the narrative has been as important to me as the photograph, as I have looked back at some of the shots I can remember exactly where I was, how I felt, the sounds and the smells, where I stood, who I saw... I am surprised at the power that these images have evoked and how they have allowed me to share a little bit of myself which I ordinarily would never do, being a very introverted person in many ways.

I would like to thank those of you who have shared my journey, who have taken the time to stop by to read my ramblings or just to see where my journey has taken me. To my friend, thank you for everything you have given to me, words are simply not enough... I will continue to shoot these shots for us. Do I have a favourite? I do but that would be telling...

So as I started this journey on the river it was fitting to finish it on the river. The storms abated again but the heavy skies hung like a dark curtain. I sat for a while with my thoughts and I shot off three frames as the sun sparkled momentarily through the gloom. Like every photograph a captured moment in time, this journey will serve as a moment in my time, something I did, something I am immensely proud of, and that is not something I can say about many things I have done. It may seem shallow to say but maybe sometimes the shallow things in life take on a meaning all of their own... I hope you enjoy the shot today and who knows what tomorrow will bring!!!