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Tuesday, 6 January 2015

I remember this day...


...so clearly. It was bright but bitterly cold, and the salt scented wind was whipping my hair across my face. Seeing these photographs again is quite strange. We spent so much time at Hengistbury Head when I was growing up. So many hours building sand castles. Scrambling over the rocks, with distant calls of 'be careful, don't slip!'. Of playing crazy golf and laughing until there were tears streaming from our eyes because we were so terrible at it. Of sipping hot chocolates in the cafe, the one permanent source of warmth and shelter from the elements. When I met Mark I shared my love of this place with him and we spent so many hours taking photographs and sitting, just talking about anything and everything.

It's been four years since I've stood in this spot looking out to sea and I have no yearning to return. The memories I have are so vivid and unspoilt, the magic lies there and in photographs now. And I'm quite happy for it to stay there, for the time being at least.





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- Pictures taken with an ActionSampler & the first of the negatives I've scanned since rediscovering them. I wasn't expecting it to be such an emotional process, but it's reminded me why I fell in love with the medium of photography in the first place. The power of a single image. It's pure magic.  

Jennie
xoxo


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40 comments:

  1. Sophie6 January 2015 at 09:23

    So beautiful Jennie x

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  2. Beccy6 January 2015 at 10:23

    Jennie, what a lovely post. The photos are gorgeous and you have such a way with words!

    Beccy || Bluebell & Bumpkin

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  3. rita6 January 2015 at 11:22

    As usual, a beautifully written text :) and lovely photos too xx

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  4. Unknown6 January 2015 at 12:17

    Hi Jennie, your blog is quite a new discovery for me, but I'm so happy I found it. Your posts are honest and infused with poetry, not just your words, but your images too. I'm definitely a fan. Looking forward to your musings and Happy New Year. PS. Your Book Blog is great too, I know you mentioned that your making some changes, but I'm enjoying it a lot as it is. All the best.
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    1. jennie16 January 2015 at 22:15

      Hi Emilia. Thank you so much for saying such sweet things, you're too kind! xo

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  5. heartxgirl6 January 2015 at 12:41

    What a beautifully written post - thank you for sharing the negatives with us! Sounds like Hengistbury Heard is a very special place for you xx

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  6. Jess | The Indigo Hours6 January 2015 at 13:17

    Beautiful post Jennie, thanks for sharing! I love the way old photos can bring memories back like they were yesterday :)

    Jess xo
    http://just-jesss.blogspot.co.uk

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  7. Stephanie6 January 2015 at 14:14

    Utterly beautiful!

    Stephanie
    http://missstephanieusher.blogspot.co.uk/
    http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3436251
    xxxx

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  8. Charlene6 January 2015 at 14:42

    Another beautiful post, Jennie. You have such a wonderful way with photography and writing.

    x

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  9. Kathryn6 January 2015 at 14:50

    Lovely pictures! I know what you mean about not wanting to go back to a place that we have such perfect memories of. Inevitably nothing can ever be perfect except in our minds - so sometimes it's best to leave it there.

    xx Kathryn
    http://www.throughthethicket.ca

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  10. Unknown6 January 2015 at 18:25

    Oh Jennie! These photos are beautiful!! Xxxxxx

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  11. emily12346 January 2015 at 22:09

    Beautiful. I went to hengistbury head for the first time on new years day :) xx

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    1. jennie16 January 2015 at 22:19

      It's such a beautiful place, especially in the winter <3

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  12. Josie6 January 2015 at 22:55

    LOVED this post. So beautifully written with beautiful photos to match. How lovely that these were the first photos you rediscovered x

    Josie’s Journal

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  13. Unknown6 January 2015 at 23:42

    A really wonderful post, lovely to read and see the photographs that have so many memories x


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  14. Fee - Makeup Savvy7 January 2015 at 01:32

    So beautiful! Please always write posts like this and so beautifully unguarded.

    Fee x

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  15. All By Her Own7 January 2015 at 08:07

    love these kind of memories..lucky inventors created "camera" and shared it to the world.so that we can kept all those memories well.love your post.

    xo joselovincolors
    www.joselovincolors.com

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  16. Carly7 January 2015 at 12:09

    Really lovely photos Jennie! I love your photographic style so much, so dreamy and a little hazy but just brilliant! xxx

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  17. J7 January 2015 at 14:14

    What a beautiful post. For me a song is what brings back an intense memory. I can listen to a song and instantly remember something from my past and I can feel the same emotions. It's pretty freaking scary haha

    Jessica
    the.pyreflies.org

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  18. Monique | WritingMonique7 January 2015 at 15:02

    So gorgeous! 'Salt Scented Wind': that sounds so special and gets me curious!

    WritingMonique

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  19. Sadie7 January 2015 at 23:55

    This is beautiful, I love how pictures can flood you with memories and you can be back there in an instant :) xx

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  20. Aashna8 January 2015 at 02:23

    I love how open you are with this post. I definitely connected to what you're talking about. It's a lovely post (:

    Aashna
    atrail0fwhispers.blogspot.com

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