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Photo 101: Solitude
Solitude, though not quite. Out with the dog. The other aspect today was the rule of thirds, giving a focal point for the shot. This shot has several convergence points, but I’ve tried to stick with the brief and open … Continue reading
Photo 101: Bliss
The tools of meditation, leading to Nirvana. Sometimes. Sometimes meditation is a struggle, sometimes one sinks into the moment and experiences blissful Nirvana. The meditation cushion, a small figure of a Thai Buddha, the Bell and Dorje of the Tantra, … Continue reading
Photo 101: Home
So todays title was “Home”. Monday isn’t a good time for that as I had about an hour, mainly in the dark, preparing to go out to work. This little creature is one of several candidates that sums it up. … Continue reading
Absence
Appreciating that I’ve already been very quiet for a while I should probably state that whilst I’m in Afghanistan I’ve been blogging at http://kabulmustela.wordpress.com in an effort to keep my military stuff apart from my more generalised ranting about how we … Continue reading
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Protests and a lack of moral courage from students, who knew…
Yesterdays vandalism and thuggery reported in the Telegraph this morning. Interesting that they chose not to contextualise the photo they used, which in other sources appears to show a group of schoolkids surrounding the van and shielding it, although given … Continue reading
Delivering effects in Afghanistan
Watching the twitter traffic this morning about the Afghan conference being hosted by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office today in Lancaster House and I saw this tweet, reported by both DFID and FCO. @annamac33: Every 30 mins 14 children die … Continue reading
Where is the freedom in speech?
Freedom of speech discussion in many online fora seems to end up polarised around individual rights but rarely responsibilities. Some people feel that the concept of freedom of speech allows them to write all kinds of offensive claptrap, yet feel aggrieved … Continue reading
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Project 365 – What’s it all about
I decided at the weekend to try Project 360 this year. Taking a photograph every day, and publishing it. It seems like quite a good discipline to get into, and we’ll see how it pans out. Some are recording photos … Continue reading
Quietness
It’s probably clear that I’ve been somewhat quiet of late. Things have been started, some deleted, some left pending until overtaken by events. Partly that’s down to having been flat out with work, partly down to a lack of direction … Continue reading
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Rambles and rants 