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Nine Months On From Vietnam

May 26, 2019by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

On the eve of American Memorial day, and nine months on from a far-from-dull work-related trip to Northern Vietnam, I felt led tonight to share a few photos from the […]

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Asia, Beauty, Coffee, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, USA

Indian Elections: If BJP wins, Laws Preventing Conversion Away From Hinduism May Increase

May 19, 2019by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This Thursday will see the results announced of India’s largest ever expression of democracy. However, what might it mean for some of the minority religious groups in the country? India’s […]

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India, Spirituality

40 days in the Wilderness

July 14, 2018by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

Not sure if it’s obvious where I’m writing this from. Some of the more astute of you may recognise and realize this to be Krakow. Today is my 40th day […]

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Creativity, honesty, Photography, Poland, prayer, Spirituality, summer, Writing

Further Reflections on an Eventful Year:

June 26, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

HAVING SHOCKED you with my photos last time, I hope you’ve realized by now my intentional opposite spirit to the majority of social media, (which is often aimed at presenting […]

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Beauty, California, compassion, Czech Republic, faith, healing, honesty, Mental Health, Spirituality, Thankfulness, Travel, USA, vulnerability, Writing

Boots from a notable night

June 14, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

It’s true a picture is worth a thousand words. Many people may not have believed the post I shared on 2nd May, sharing a tiny 10% snippet of what happened […]

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California, Christian, faith, honesty, Spirituality, USA, vulnerability, Writing

The last normal Tuesday

June 12, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

EIGHT weeks ago tonight was my last ever evening riding my trusty moped in Redding, California. It offered a practical, fun and highly economic solution to the lack of public […]

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California, Creativity, passion, Spirituality, Travel, USA, Writing

Advent Home: Final post

December 23, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my last post of the year, before closing the laptop for 2017 and enjoying Christmas mostly away from technology. I have driven home from Northern California to […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, USA, Winter

Advent photo series (USA) 7 & 8:

December 21, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This was meant to be uploaded and posted yesterday, but technical issues prevented it, so here goes again, two for today. Two more from passing through San Francisco last week: […]

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Beauty, California, Creativity, Photography, Travel, USA

Advent (USA): 6

December 19, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Now home for the festive period, I am deliberately posting some photographs and posts provoked by my recent time in USA. Today’s is from last week in San Francisco…. Having […]

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California, Christmas, Creativity, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, USA, Winter

Home Advent 4:

December 12, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Reflections on my summer pictures continued…number 4… Enjoy! (Dunluce Castle sunset, North Coast of Northern Ireland, in July 2017). copyright L. Dunlop

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Advent in Redding, California

December 10, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

I am still in Northern California, and soon to be travelling home, but for now, here are some fresh pictures from a very mild Redding, Ca. this afternoon. Enjoy!   […]

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Beauty, California, Christmas, Creativity, Spirituality

Home Advent: 2

December 6, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Continuing my own countdown to returning back home soon, here’s another stunning photograph I took in the summer of my beloved land, Northern Ireland.  This is of White Park Bay, […]

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Beauty, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Advent Home: 1

December 5, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Over the rest of December, as I prepare for going back home, I will be posting at least a few random posts about Northern Ireland, photographs or otherwise. This will […]

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Beau, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Pondering Prague: One year on

December 5, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Hot off the heals of my last post about Eureka, USA, I am tonight remembering this time last year, when I was blessed to be in Prague, Czech Republic, in […]

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Beau, Christian, Christmas, Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Winter

Eureka!

December 4, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

I found it! In between surreal remembrances of this time last year, I am sharing some present tense photographs in this post of a thanksgiving weekend visit to the Northern […]

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Beau, California, Coffee, Spirituality

December Beckons…

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A YEAR AGO, I was in Warsaw, Poland, for what I had no idea was about to become a very, very significant trip, indirectly, into new scary but faith-filled steps […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Spirituality

Further Thanksgiving Weekend Beauty

November 29, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Autumn ( Fall) is still very much alive and well here in Northern California. These were taken during Thanksgiving break last week. Simple local beauty.   Stunning dusk skies last […]

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Beauty, California, Creativity, Spirituality

Whitetails and Open Skies

August 15, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

AFTER a semi-conscious break from posting anything on social media in recent months, I felt to write a wee random blog article this week.   I’ve just had a quietly […]

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Christian, Creativity, Spirituality

Example of my feature writing: American national magazine, ‘Reptiles’, marketed as the World’s biggest reptile magazine, published across USA March/April 2017

April 17, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment
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Creativity, freelance feature articles, USA

Final Dark Beauty at Christmas…

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my final post of this year, and potentially thereafter. I haven’t firmly decided yet. As I always say, ‘I have a love-hate relationship with social media.’ I […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, faith, peace, Photography, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

Not bad for the shortest day of the year

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

21st December in the northern hemisphere isn’t renowned for glorious sunny days, but today is a crisp, cold sunny one in the North Coast of Northern Ireland, so I thought […]

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Beautiful even in dark days of December:

December 18, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

No place quite like the beauty of North Antrim, Northern Ireland. The days may be short this time of year, but the sunsets can still be stunning.

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Beauty, Photography, Spirituality, Winter

Some further festive Prague pics:

December 17, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

These were taken two weeks ago, on a weekend in Czech Republic:   Above: Wenceslas Square,Prague,  Astronomical Clock Below: One of the many Christmas markets in Prague Old town   […]

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Beauty, Creativity, Culture, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter

Some more festive shots from Prague…

December 16, 2016by emeraldscribe 4 Comments

 

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Beauty, Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter

‘Leannebo’ in a ‘Limo’

December 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

IT’S NOT EVERYDAY one gets to have a chauffeur driven ride in a limousine, but today, this memorable, cold Czech Sunday, that’s the surprise I ended up  experiencing. God has […]

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Czech Republic, faith, honour, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter, Writing

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