Welcome to My Creative Space.
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Room 1107
Limerick, early morning. There’s something about waking up in a different city that shifts your senses just slightly out of alignment—in a good way. The coffee tastes unfamiliar, the sheets don’t quite hold your shape, and the light creeps in through unfamiliar angles. This morning, I stood by the window of Room 1107 for longer…
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“A Walk, A Dog, and a Camera I Hadn’t Touched in a While”
It wasn’t supposed to be a photo walk. Just a bit of fresh air, a borrowed dog, and a quiet headspace. But I grabbed the D750 on a whim—first time in longer than I care to admit. No plan, no pressure. Just let the eyes wander. Found this while walking through a tangle of early…
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Stairway at the Edge
Sometimes it takes a while for the eyes to start seeing again—not just what’s there, but what it feels like. This shot came from a quiet moment, somewhere between late night and early thought. A simple staircase, but it felt like a threshold. Not just going up, but going through—into shadow, into silence, into something unnamed. Shot on instinct,…
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The Quiet Between Clicks
The Quiet Between Clicks It’s been nearly a month since I picked up the camera with any real intention. Not out of protest or burnout—just that slow fade where work expands, routines tighten, and the creative bit of the brain quietly slips out for a smoke break. This week, I finally took two photos. Not…
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The Heart of the Machine
Busy day today, plenty to do, but as I was walking past one of the boilers, I happened to glance inside the flame tube. I wasn’t even thinking about taking a photo, but something about the symmetry, the motion, and the way the light caught inside the chamber made me stop. I grabbed a quick…
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The Daily Question… Answered
We’ve all been there. Ready to leave the house, coat on, shoes laced, one foot practically out the door… and then the dreaded question strikes: “Where are the keys?!” Tonight’s photo sums it up perfectly. After a disappointing game of football (let’s not talk about it), I found myself looking around for something to capture.…
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Lifting the Fog
It’s been a bit of a week. The mind still feels a little foggy, but I can sense the weight starting to lift. Change isn’t immediate—it never is—but slowly, bit by bit, things are shifting. It’s strange to realize how deeply ingrained certain habits are, how easy it is to just keep going the way…
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Breakfast Reflection
Some mornings just feel like they require a reset. Today was one of those. After a night of restless sleep, I laced up and got out for a run—13.5k, nothing extreme, but enough to clear the head, or at least attempt to. I won’t pretend it was one of those exhilarating, life-affirming runs; it was…
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A Shift in Perspective
Yesterday was a day of realisations. A great day spent at the football, watching the rugby, and having a proper chat with my grandson and a friend turned into something more than just a casual conversation. We got onto the topic of work—how I’m always available, how my personal number is used by the office,…
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A Day of Raspberry Pi Tinkering (and Reinstalling… a Lot)
Today’s photo perfectly sums up my day—buried in keyboards, monitors, and the endless cycle of setting up and tearing down configurations. I took on the task of revamping my home network, running Pi-hole and PiVPN on two Raspberry Pi’s, while an older N5015 NUC found new life as my storage controller and media server. It…
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