This Used To Be My Playground

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Yes yes, I know I have neglected this blog. Lack of motivation and laziness make wonderful bedfellows.

I was chatting to someone on twitter last night, and I mentioned that I have fallen out with photography. Her solution was for me to join blip, she feels it may awaken my inner snapper. I haven't told her about the fact that I am aware of this place, neither have I told two very good friends who regularly post here, I like the idea of anonymity. I'd like to see people look at my pics for the image, not to support a friend. It makes sense in my head.

Going back to the person I was chatting to on twitter, she said about joining here.

Her: I'm sorry you've lost heart. Maybe you just need some new inspiration? Have you looked at blipfoto? You might enjoy it too.

Me: I've looked at it, I have my friends blip bookmarked and yours too. I'll get there one day.

Her: You should just do it. It's quick and easy.

Me: The joining is easy, the photos less so. I struggle to find something to shoot.

Her: I know what you mean but it's really not that important what you upload. If that makes sense.

And the more I thought about it, the more I realised she is right. It is not that important. For a long time, I was looking for that killer shot, looking for the one to make people who see it go "Wow!"

So now I am just going to push myself into taking shots a bit more often (and not leave gaps of 2 months between shots!) regardless if one person looks, or one hundred. This is about me, not you :D

So on to the shot.

I moved away from this town in 1984, and to be honest, the area, and the time holds many bad memories for me. From the day I was born, I have never really put any roots down, and last year, needing to find somewhere to live, decided to move back here. It is after all, my home town, without actually ever having anywhere I have called home.

The picture you see above is part of a play area, which has completely changed since I moved away, which, unsurprisingly, is much like myself. I have changed immensely, and the time has come to start putting my roots down, to find somewhere I can call home.

And make it so.