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Conversations
There is an old saying about wanting to be A Fly On The Wall when you know something is going to happen in another room or elsewhere, or when you think someone is going to snap, be emotional, forward, and really want to experience it before the story gets corrupted by the retelling, or hidden.
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Travelling: Tickets I Have Known.
I have been a traveller since the early Seventies, beginning in England, travelling and working in Wales and Scotland, exploring Northern Ireland and, later, Ireland. At a young age I made my first trip overseas to France where, mouth open in amazement, I discovered that the French, and other European foreigners, looked and acted much the same as we did on our small island. My first trust issues, especially of a specific teacher in my North Yorkshire school, began to surface.
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Friendship
It doesn't matter where you are, the signs are clear: friends out together. Two people, sharing time and experiences. It is said that women can hold far better friendships to one another than men can, but with the caveat that each has its own level, its own expectations, and often its own gender specifics.
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Can You See Us?
Yesterday I commented on my own presence, and whether I, as a Street Photographer, was seen by those who I photographed, or whether I could blend in and simply disappear from view. Which led me to wonder how many other people there are on the streets who we do not see.
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Bremen: High In The Sky
Not all of the exciting things happen at ground level. Now and then there is a little spectacle up in he skies: a special sunset; a formation of clouds; a beautiful building reaching up into the sky; Superman flying past or, in this case, a set of trapeze artists walking the high wires between the tallest buildings around the Domplatz and Marktplatz in the centre of Bremen.
