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Orion’s Nebulae

When the dark winter evenings arrive in late October one f the joys I find in those skies is that of Orion. It’s an amazing constellation with so much in it that the naked eye can’t make out. To capture some of it’s beauty then required a juggling act of getting a time when the…

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How Often do I say NO! – Writing Prompt

This kind of thing I’ve become more and more aware of as I’ve got older. I won’t lie – I’m bad at saying no to others. I think the reason is that I remember how it made me feel when I was young – but also I rarely asked. I guess that kind of means…

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A Secret Ability – Writing Prompt

I had to think a little about this one – because a secret ability. I didn’t think at first that I had one. Sure there are plenty that I wish I had like being able to sell sand to people who live in the desert or ice to those who live in the snow but…

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My Favourite Weather – Writing Prompt

The thing is I like many kinds of weather, they all have their nice bits and their not so nice bits. If you take a nice sunny day then yeah sure you can go for a a walk and it’s good to be in the sunshine. But it doesn’t have to get that warm for…

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The One Question I Hate – Writing Prompt

The one question I hate is one where I feel there’s some kind of selfish entitlement behind it. Some kind of righteous indignation – Why me? Why have I been asked? This very often leads to ‘This isn’t my job and that sends me into fucking orbit! I’ll explain why – I know I shouldn’t…

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Springtime Sunshine

It looks like spring has come bloggies – I realise that this early in the year it’s possibly a little premature but with some sun out and the flowering now emerging it seems like now is as good a time as any for us in the northern hemisphere to give a cheer of hurrah as…

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Blog Orbit – March 2026

Hello there bloggies! 2026 is now well in progress and the warm weather and clear skies are making me think that spring is at least coming up here in the north of the planet. For those of you in the south coming into autumn it seems weird to say that as it didn’t seem like…

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My Dream Home – Writing Prompt

I feel like I’ve done something similar to this before – either way I have a bit of a vision on this. I think most people do, for me though it’s not about size or luxury or how glam it…

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