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December 20, 2025

a whole year of strolling

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December 18, 2025

well I guess this was on the cards

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December 15, 2025

is it time to stop?

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December 13, 2025

image of the year 2025

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December 11, 2025

the best (of the rest) of 2025

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December 08, 2025

hanging on for now

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December 06, 2025

well thanks a lot Canon

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December 04, 2025

one that got away

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December 01, 2025

going over

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November 29, 2025

a crescent (and very pleasant) moon

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November 27, 2025

I'm no grammar nazi, but...

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November 24, 2025

a milestone

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November 22, 2025

a killer in your garden

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November 20, 2025

the only good mosquito...

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November 18, 2025

what a bleedin' palaver

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November 17, 2025

what a load of old galls

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November 15, 2025

meanwhile, looking the other way

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November 13, 2025

a double a-side

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November 10, 2025

there I was, just flying along when...

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November 08, 2025

a black slip wasp

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November 06, 2025

beachcombing

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November 03, 2025

a teeny tiny titchy moth

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November 01, 2025

no mushrooms involved...

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October 30, 2025

more mushrooms anyone?

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October 28, 2025

a new e-book

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October 27, 2025

a bush cricket on a leaf

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October 25, 2025

passing on the genes

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October 23, 2025

butterflies, moths and caterpillars

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October 21, 2025

a bee on a rock

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October 20, 2025

I forgot I could fly

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October 18, 2025

a short walk along the riverbank

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October 17, 2025

long live the qu...ing

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October 16, 2025

brave explorer

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October 13, 2025

last of the summer pollen

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October 11, 2025

I hope she lays soon

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October 10, 2025

a bonus vlog

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October 09, 2025

any mushroom can be eaten...

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Nicky Rees: I started this blog way back in October 2014. I'd just been diagnosed with a horrible blood cancer called multiple myeloma. But that wasn't the worst bit - that was yet to come in the form of a spinal fracture that left me permanently disabled. But again there was still worse to come - a massive pulmonary embolism that very nearly killed me. That it didn't, and that a stem cell transplant prolonged my life is testimony to the magnificent staff at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. After nearly 8 years in "partial" remission though, my cancer relapsed in February 2023. So, join me on the latest lap of this race against time as I indulge in sharing my photography and anything else I can think of with you.

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2023 96
- December 7
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- June 4
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- April 8
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2022 114
- December 10
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- August 14
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2021 121
- December 12
- November 14
- October 12
- September 10
- August 6
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- April 3
- March 11
- February 13
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2020 138
- December 13
- November 13
- October 9
- September 11
- August 9
- July 9
- June 13
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- April 13
- March 16
- February 8
- January 10
2019 88
- December 7
- November 8
- October 7
- September 8
- August 9
- July 10
- June 4
- May 1
- April 9
- March 8
- February 8
- January 9
2018 97
- December 9
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2017 70
- December 8
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2016 54
- December 4
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- October 1
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- August 6
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- January 8
2015 58
- December 4
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My YouTube videos
My fifth e-book- My Gardening Year 2025
My fourth e-book - Intimate Landscapes or The Art of Seeing
My third e-book - A Year in Nature
My second e-book - From the Mountains to the Sea
My first e-book: Lifesaving Light
My Guide to Macro Photography
Mastering Composition for Macro Photography
A Landscape Photography Crash Course
My Guide to Beautiful Waterfall Photography
My Guide to Woodland Photography
My Guide to Seascape Photography
My Guide to Using Filters in Photo and Videography
My Guide to Manual Focus Bracketing
Long exposure photography workflow
Panorama workflow
GoPro Cinematic Settings
My Computer Set-up