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08 January 2011

A New Song

It's funny how things are always changing. And yet they never really change. It isn't things that change, it's us. We move on.

I used to write a lot of songs and make videos for them. But over the last year or so I just haven't been inspired. I've made some wee bits and pieces of music and put them up onto YouTube. But no songs.

A few weeks ago I saw this video from my good YouTube buddy HelloRodney.



And a song popped into my head.

I wrote it in a few minutes, and realised almost at once that I had unwittingly reused an old chord sequence. Oh well. Inspiration seemed to be repeating itself.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed having the song around. I sang it several times a day until it became something like a companion. I didn't care that it was unoriginal.

I considered recording it, but the time never seemed right. Then last night something clicked and I knew I had to get the thing down and sorted.

I started recording at 8pm and the upload to YouTube was complete at 4am. I honestly could not say where the time went.



I'm happy to see the thing finished, and I could never have predicted how it would turn out.

But this morning I woke up missing my song. Now it isn't really mine any more!

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04 January 2011

In Lily's Den

Simple things.

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Something old, something new




It has been many a long month since I posted here, but technology has moved on apace, and it seems that it might be easier than ever to update this thing with relevant stuff.

This entry is just a wee experiment using the wonders of mobile tech. In theory, I can blog with ease from my iPhone or from our family iPad. We'll see.

Here's a wee pic taken last night in Lily's den. The den is constructed from two foam mattresses and and many piles of cushions.

Oh, to be seven again.

The pic was taken with the iPhone.


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14 August 2009

Lost

 

She wasn't really, I just made it look that way.
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HDR Forest

 

High Dynamic Range. 3 exposures combined using PhotoMatix Pro 3. Two stops down and up.
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A Nice Smile

 

Lily enjoys being watered.
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Wee Monkeys

 

These guys were only a few inches tall.
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Girl, Swimming Bird and Reflection

 

A meeting of minds?
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Self Reflection

 

I'm bald.
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You Know This Couple, Right?

 

One of them might be you. I took this last week at Edinburgh Zoo. These are sea lions. They must be really, really bored.
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Two Old Ladies

 

And a bunch of round headed flower things.
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Too Good To Eat

 

A nice raspberry. Why do they name rude noises after these beautiful berries?
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Allotment

 

I don't like gardening, but this fella does. Look at his flowers!
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Old Lady With Hoe

 

I have no idea who she is but she looks happy in her work.
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First Flush Of Youth

 

Before the rot sets in.
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Flower Past It's Best

 

A bit like me.
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Grey and Yellow Plant

 

Don't know what this is.
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Hover Flies

 

Everywhere you look these little stripey guys are in a frenzy. Hovering like miniature spy-copters.
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Flower

 

I don't know what type. Nice though.
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A Friend

 

I was scared.
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Leaf

 

Close up.
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George's Rose

 

My neighbour's rose in sunlight.
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Modern Scotland

 

Life is coned.
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Self Portrait

 

I had a tripod and an SLR. This is me in my new room.
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Wot You Lookin' At?

 

This is Eric. He is a horse.
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Restful Place

 

Graveyard, Edinburgh.
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Laughing and Paddling

 

Lily cooling her feet.
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