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Daily Photo: April 27, 2009

Aloe bloom (early).

Silhouette of aloe flowers, early in bloom. By the time they’re done, they’ll be drooping down like falling tears.

  • Camera: Nikon D90
  • ISO: 200
  • Focal Length: 75mm
  • Aperture: ƒ/5.3
  • Shutter Speed: 1/50

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Daily Photo: April 18, 2009

Deep well.

A well at Carisbrooke Castle, on the Isle of Wight. Imagine falling in there.

  • Camera: Nikon D90
  • ISO: 200
  • Focal Length: 18mm
  • Aperture: ƒ/3.5
  • Shutter Speed: 1/50

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Thought of the Week: Faltering

I must apologize for my absence on here. It’s been a month since my last Thought of the Week, and the truth is I haven’t been having a lot of thoughts lately. My depression is continuing to worsen, despite the fact that I’ve returned to my medications. I haven’t even opened Scrivener in the past month, much less written anything for The Redemption of Erâth. I haven’t even thought about it.

It’s even gotten to the point where my day job is being affected. I don’t think anyone at work will have noticed, but I can barely make it through a day there, now. I wrote last month about how my work is often a last bastion of positivity for me, but these days even that is faltering. I find myself wanting to escape to my car and fall asleep, or just turn my back on the people I’m interacting with and walk away.

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