I waited for a long time for this little butterfly to settle and stay still. He kept flitting rapidly from plant to plant, only landing for a moment before taking off again. Of course when he finally did decide to stay put he chose a spot underneath a beet leaf, which meant I had to stretch out on the ground between the vegetable drills to get a decent shot. It was worth it though, for this fun photo!
I want to say thank you to everyone for your kind responses to my last post. I’m making an effort to get back to creative writing, but my words are rusty and it can take a long time for me to put thoughts together in a coherent way. It’s a great challenge though, and so satisfying if you can manage to express the urge that drove you to write in the first place. Your encouragement really helps.
This weekend I’m planning to attend a creative writing workshop in Dublin’s city centre, I hope it will help with getting the words to flow more smoothly when I write. I’ve also been writing Morning Pages when I wake up each day, an exercise suggested in Julia Cameron’s book The Artists Way. So far I’m enjoying it, but I find it hard to wake up that little bit earlier on weekday mornings!
Do you have any creative writing exercises you like? Let me know!
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wow amazing photo, gorgeous
Hello!
I picked your blog out of the back of Artful Blogging. The photography of light immediately captured me as I too, love the many moods of light. I was delighted to read your blogging tips as well.
I was in Ireland many years ago and absolutely fell in love with it. I hated to leave and was “homesick” after I got home to Arizona. Everyone was so kind and friendly. The countryside was breathtaking. I loved Dublin.
I will be following your blog. If you decide to take a peek at mine, any suggestions on how I could make it more appealing will be welcomed. I already know that I am going to post the photographs the width of the column, thanks to you.
Would you be so kind as to tell me how you pronounce your name?
Thank you,
Diane
Hi Diane, thank you for your lovely comment, I’m just sorry it took me this long to reply to you, it’s been a busy week for me! I’m so glad you liked the Artful Blogging article, it was a pleasure to put that together, and the feedback I’ve been getting from readers has been wonderful.
It sounds like you really fell in love with Ireland when you were here – our country often has that effect on visitors! I love it here too, and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
My name is an old Irish spelling of the modern Aideen or Éidin. It’s pronounced AY-deen (‘ay’ as in ‘hay’) and comes from an old legend called the Wooing of Éadaoin or the Wooing of Étain. Hope that helps you!
Thank you! It’s hard for people who don’t speak Gaelic to pronounce names correctly – and Welsh? Forget it! Looking forward to more posts.
This is certainly not an easy shot to get! Glad your patient paid off! And yes, do remember the urge that got you to start creative writing initially, just like how you get started with photography!
By the way, not too sure if you remembered me, i used to blog as FeeAMore! Anyway keep on writing and taking beautiful pictures!
Fiona xx
Of course I remember you Fiona, I still visit your photoblog regularly! I love your photography and style. Thanks for stopping by to say hello, and thank you for your kind words! xx