Banburyshire Rambles Journal:

‘Blackberrying by the first Autumnal new crescent moon’

A busy day, with so many twists and turns, my much-desired walk takes place in the gloom of dusk. I’d been given some wind-fall pairs; it seemed an obvious plan to try one of the blackberry-picking sites I’d scouted on recent walks to stew them with in a pie. More importantly though, with the first new moon of the Autumn, I wanted to cook-up something I hadn’t tried in a long time: a video.

Almost there! Since going blind last November, and surgery and an awful lot of time recovering, things are almost back to normal.

Well, almost.

Banburyshire Rambles Journal: ‘Blackberrying by the first Autumnal new crescent moon’, 1st September 2019 — Click to view ‘Blackberrying by the first Autumnal new crescent moon’, Sunday 1^st September 2019

I’ve one last challenge to try on my progressive path towards my new extant reality: To make a video.

The problem isn’t just my restrictions on using a computer these days. The problem has been that since last November my “mind’s eye” has changed along with my literal vision. Though I see things every so perceptibly differently now, I’m also “seeing” them differently too.

That challenge also, to capture a moment that in itself is rather difficult to capture – at dusk, with the light fading, and a cacophony of screeching tawny owls amidst the noise of passing road traffic and aeroplanes.

So, this is short, but a perfect reflection of the moment. Now I know I can do the basic process with the camera and computer, it’s time to do something a little more ambitious.

Banburyshire Rambles Journal: ‘Blackberrying by the first Autumnal new crescent moon; crescent moon close-up’, 1st September 2019

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