Marty

Millions of tomatoes? If I've told you once, I must have told you a billion times...

Hey, young Albert!

Well done, you!

You're doing a lot better than I am as far as the writing is concerned. At least you do manage to finish some of them.

And a happy Saturday to you. Changeable sort of day here. Temp around 16C/61F, but it can't decide whether to be sunny or showery. I started up the lawnmower a while back and almost immediately a shower arrived. I did manage to get the lawns mowed between the showers, though. This weekend is a bank holiday weekend here in Ireland. Tomorrow's promised much the same as today, but Monday should at least be a degree or two warmer, with the promise of more sun than showers. That should hopefully please those who are now back at work after the lockdown.

Gary, my friend! Hope all's well with you.

Thanks, bro. That's actually what made me decide to take the photograph - the commonplace - and the fact that its beauty can often be overlooked, just because it's common; so common that it's often not even seen. There's an artist/photographer connected with the same camera club that runs these 52/52 challenges each year, who had a reasonably successful exhibition in Ireland a few years ago, with the title something along the lines of: Beauty in the Commonplace. It was looking at some of her work that gave me the urge to look again at commonplace objects and try to capture the intrinsic beauty in them. I also find that macro-photography can often bring out the not normally seen inner beauty of everyday objects. And a black and white conversion can also do the same, as sometimes too many colours can actually take away from the main focus of the image.

Cheers, Val and Gary! I think sometimes I may just be too self-critical.

I'll just repeat here what I said yesterday to another GA member, who is slightly worried about various test that his doctor is arranging for him to have:

I decided to focus on the vegetable plot this time for my 18th week of trying to upload one new black and white photograph every week for a full year... I have to say that I'm not totally happy with how it turned out.

G'night (again), bro! Sweet dreams.

G'day, young man!

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And, even here in temperate Ireland, it's currently 15°C at 12:42pm (nearly midnight), and expected to reach 21°C tomorrow.

Exactly what I thought.

I've just signed up to a free month's trial of Audible and downloaded the audio version of the book as my One Book Free introductory offer. Read by the author. Once I've listened to it, I'll likely then cancel my subscription, then look for a copy of the book itself (hopefully the price will drop soon).

Countdown! ....4 ....3 ....2 ....1 Zero! Yes, this is reply number 4,3210 in this forum. [Edit] Added image after posting.

I'm getting bloods taken next Wednesday. I'm not looking forward to that, either. But: Knowledge is Power.

Not too bad, thanks for asking. Was a drizzly sort of morning (what we tend to call a "soft day" over here in Ireland), but it'a cleared up now and the sun's got its hat on and is coming out to play. Bit warmer today, as well - currently 19°C/66.2°F. Didn't get up too early because of the weather. caught up on some emails and other correspondence, and currently have a pan of bolognese sauce simmering. It will be divided into 4 or 5 meal sized portions and put in the freezer later. Shall head into the garden for a few hours if the weather stays dry. Have to head off for some voluntary work I am involved with in about 3 hours time. Then it will be almost midnight before I get home.

But you attract their attention by the rustlin' of the paper bag that the cookies are in?

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Hi, Gary! Hope your day's going well.

Seems much of the time the only phrase I get to say to you, B, is along the lines of: