Alasdair McWilliams

@abcwilliams.bsky.social

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ex-Local Government, movie junkie, short story writer, editor & filmmaker - I follow loads of people for a variety of reasons; I don't expect you to follow back

Black and white photo. The skeletonised seed pod from a dried poppy. It is sitting on a shallow, naturally formed sandstone bowl. Behind it is a piece of green glass, the only colour in the photo. Under it is a skeleton's dried ginger leaf. On the table surface around it are three dried orchid flowers
A collins dictionary & thesaurus, and an Oxford dictionary of word histories, on a kitchen counter top.
The skeletonised seed pod from a dried poppy. It is sitting on a shallow, naturally formed sandstone bowl. Behind it is a piece of green glass. Under it is a skeleton's dried ginger leaf. On the table surface around it are three dried pink orchid flowers
a long exposure photograph taken at night alongside a level crossing as a train passes. the train is reduced to a streak of light, while the barrier, lights, and signalman box beside the crossing are clearly seen
A grey heron in the reeds at the edge of a lake
a close-up of a dried and broken seed head on the stem of a wild carrot (otherwise known as Queen Anne's Lace), covered in frost, so that the stems on the seed head look like frosty fingers.
a pheasant feather with the point of the feather stuck into green moss on the top of a fencepost. in the background, the setting sun shines orange and gold through trees and undergrowth
Slow motion video of a weinachtspyramide; a German Christmas decoration comprising of two tiers of wooden nativity figures on a wooden carousel, with wooden fan blades at the top. Three small candles around the base drive warm air up to the fan blades, causing the carousel to spin.
A weinachtspyramide; a German Christmas decoration comprising of two tiers of wooden nativity figures on a wooden carousel, with wooden fan blades at the top. Three small candles around the base drive warm air up to the fan blades, causing the carousel to spin.
A red and gold sunset, with silhouetted trees, reflected in a large pond on the edge of a woodland.
Two books; On Directing Film by David Mamet, and Directing Actors by Judith Weston, side-by-side on a kitchen worktop
An unopened pink rose blossom on a mostly bare rosebush. Dewdrops are dotted on the tightly wrapped petals.
A black and white woodpecker, with a flash of red feathers near its tail, perched on the edge of a metal bird feeder full of fat balls hanging from the branch of an apple tree. A small robin, with very red chest feathers, is perched on the other side of the feede
Scene from The Princess Bride - Inigo Montaya and The Man In Black (Wesley still in disguise) prepare to duel with rapiers at the top of the Cliffs of Insanity
Lightning out st sea on a dark night, lighting up clouds from within