On Boxing Day, 2004, many people will recall waking up and hearing the news of the Indian Ocean tsunami. It was a tragic event that claimed over 250,000 lives across 14 different countries. Some people may recall seeing images of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989. This was a man-made tragedy in the UK which…… Continue reading My First Disaster
The Tale of the Leopard Eagle
Not many of us will have seen a Leopard Eagle nor, indeed, have even heard of it but, at one time, it was widespread across the world from East Asia, through Southern Europe, parts of Africa and into North America. The ‘Leopard’ Eagle is so called because of the dark spots against a golden brown…… Continue reading The Tale of the Leopard Eagle
On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost
On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost Today I saw the first flower flattened By the frosty frozen foot of winter. Is it a mem’ry of pleasantness past Or a harbinger of what is to come? Think back to summers and springs I have had Sunlit in smiles and warmly relaxing. Imagine dim dull winters…… Continue reading On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost
A Black and White Photo Walk
A Black and White Photo Walk Inspired by a video by Ian Robertson, I decided to have a go at taking some monochrome pictures using only my smartphone while on my daily walk. I am not sure if Ian had set his smartphone to capture images in black and white or if he had processed…… Continue reading A Black and White Photo Walk
3 Best Things of Your Year (how to have more positivity)
develop positivity when you write your 3 best events of the year Between Christmas and New Year At the time I write this, we are in the ‘dog end’ of the year; the period between Christmas and the New Year. It is a time when you tend to look forward to the coming year and…… Continue reading 3 Best Things of Your Year (how to have more positivity)
I Saw an Old Man, a Very Old Man (a Christmas story)
This is a Christmas short story Photo by Marc Kleen on Unsplash This is a transcript of the story I related at Moving Stories Cafe in November. I saw an old man, a very old man. He was walking along the street from shop doorway to shop doorway. This old man, he was not shopping; he was looking…… Continue reading I Saw an Old Man, a Very Old Man (a Christmas story)
Moving Stories Cafe
A new monthly storytelling event in Gloucester Last Thursday, I was excited to pop along to Cafe Rene to attend the launch event of a new storytelling group in Gloucester. The group is called the Moving Stories Cafe. The message behind the name is that the venue moves from one cafe to another each month…… Continue reading Moving Stories Cafe
Introducing Presenter Coach
a new tool to make PowerPoint useful again Photo by Nghia Nguyen on Unsplash Do you remember PowerPoint? Do you still use it? I feel sure that many presenters and public speakers have long dismissed Powerpoint, probably feeling that it is both overused and regularly misused. Well, guess what? It is possibly time to get out PowerPoint once…… Continue reading Introducing Presenter Coach
One of the Nice Things
One of the nice things about a Toastmasters meeting is that everything gets evaluated. That may seem like a strange phrase to say or but it is true. When I say ‘it is true’, I do not mean that it is true that everything gets evaluated, I mean that it is a nice thing. At…… Continue reading One of the Nice Things
Finding a Place Alone in a Busy World
It struck me the other day that many of my photos seem to emphasise places to be alone in a busy urban environment. I’m not talking about loneliness but more solitude or somewhere for yourself. A place to be yourself, do or think what you want; a place for yourself rather than shared, or invaded, by…… Continue reading Finding a Place Alone in a Busy World
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