if life really is like a box of chocolates then carol and i definitely agree that there’s no point in leaving any in the box. we both believe in making hay while the sun shines, and using as many metaphors in the same paragraph as possible. okay, maybe that’s just me when it comes to...
Just another day in paradise! I take my hat off to you. Renting a car AND getting close to the local wildlife! Next you’ll be telling us about the time you went photographing lions in a golf buggy!
I was once asked for directions in my home city, Nottingham, by a Canadian lady who had been equally as foolish and rented a car. She’d spent the previous 45 minutes just trying to get out of the city centre and by the time she got to me had started gnawing on the steering wheel she was so tense!
She couldn’t cope with how “narrow and over-crowded” the streets were: it was a really quiet day in my opinion. She left vowing never to drive again! Until she got back to Canada anyway.
I had forgotten what a crazy day that was! I have never felt so “off the beaten path” in a large city.
If your only driving experiences are in the USA then you’ll never be able to understand the UK driving experience. It truly is a world of its own. Even on a motorcycle it is a challenge, but it is the greenest (multiple hues)place I have ever been.
Will, I’d have more surprised if you hadn’t taken pictures.
Gotta love it!! I’ve driven cars just about everywhere. By far the worst place I’ve encountered is Ireland. They drive like maniacs, the streets are ridiculously narrow/torturous and lined with 10 foot tall shrubs. And massive tour buses are around every corner – and in your lane. FYI, your credit card won’t provide accident insurance in Ireland. Most of the rental cars are missing a hubcap or two, as well as the side mirror – all causalties of the Irish drivers.
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hopefully, davey coombs, a friend and the editor of racer x illustrated won’t begrudge me too much for borrowing the title of his monthly column for my own blog post this week. i try to be original, but i just couldn’t think of anything better because it’s time to take stock of where this blog...
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I read your blog because in the vast ocean of the Internet it is one of the little islands of refuge from the rolling waves of crap that many seem to think is content. (You also happen to have some pretty darn cool pictures as well.)
Will – your pictures always cause me to relect deeper on the subjects you chose to photograph. Most times I just breeze through picture books and such but your shots always tell a story that catches my interest. These are no different. Excellent!
Will, I look forward to your blog and your words of wisdom that continue to inspire me. The pictures are awesome too!
Will, in your post you say that you sometimes inspire. I have to disagree. You always inspire me, Andy (my husband), and my mom and dad. Andy and I share the same email address and I know he reads every post that comes through. Also, either Andy or I read your posts to my parents. You are one in a million! You are an inspiration beyond your understanding. Thanks for sharing! Love you!
great words, baby. love you.
owp, pat (the first person to comment on this post} said it very well. ditto from me.
Dude…been busy here at the office. Every time I read one of your posts, I sit back and say….damn. I feel like I am pretty tough, but I don’t know if I could put up the fight that you have. Guess I should have known that deep down every single problem you face is met with the same response. “come get some”
Wil, looking at your photo’s and I compare them to mine like I compare my riding to Dungys!
i’m going to perform a classic summertime tv trick here and do a rerun. it’s not because, like tv programmers, i have nothing new to say. it’s just that i sort of let that last photograph slip into the end of last week’s blog without really saying what i wanted to about it. hopefully the...
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I loved that picture the first moment I saw it. I spoke volumes to me about you and where you are and have been. My own battles pale by comparison to yours, a fact I remind myself of often when I want to quit or give in. I am so glad that you “made” this photograph because it’s one of many to come.
I can relate to the feeling this photo elicits.. Went thru my own dark days. Didn’t have the ability to capture it on film though.
What I interpreted in the shot, Will, was you standing tall, erect, confident and strong. A symbol of your hard work, each and every day until the one day comes when you can finally put the chair away for good. A great picture.
This self portrait will be famous.
I agree, if this portrait is not already famous…. it should be!
carol is good at a lot of things, but something she is especially good at is travel planning. when we left belgium last may she not only booked us 20 nights of hotel stays in eight different cities and four different countries, she also found us interesting things to do and see as we took...
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That sounds like fun! I had one night in Faslane, Scotland and never got far into town. Need to get back and look around some. I have always found Scots to friendlier than most. I will say that in the 70′s I got treated better in England in Uniform than I did in the States.
that first photo – the plaid socks caught my eye … i would love to have a pair!
Great post! Now I want to go to Scotland = )
Will, your writing never ceases to entertain me. I’m imaging trying to eat haggis and laughing out loud. Thanks for keeping the blog going.
Will, if you love Scotland, you still need to read the “Outlander” series by Diana Gabaldon. Love the blog.
I cannot believe a year has passed. I can still remember the feeling of the pipes rattling my soul.
re, you’re right, those socks are cool! the whole get-up is pretty wild. what do you think of the “broom”? that puts it over the top for me, ha.
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