At Night

Tactile paving at night.

Autumn Beauty

Picked on a walk this afternoon :-)

Black Mirror

My first attempts with a black mirror. I'm quite pleased with the result, actually :-)
While I initially started out with different combinations of coloured pencils, I decided to post this photo here on my Flickr. Why? Well, I decided to use it as a way of explaining the question that I got the other day about my white cane: "Do the colours on your cane mean anything?" And the answer is yes!

While today white canes can be colourful, too (different colours of grips, tips, etc), there is a kind of an international "code" about white canes, too.
1) A white cane that is completely white indicates that the user is completely blind.
2) A white cane with a red bottom part (like the one I have) indicates that the user is visually impaired and still has some usable vision left.
3) A striped red and white cane indicates that the user is deafblind.
So, next time you see someone with a white cane, pay attention to the colours of the cane. This way, you'll know how to act around them and perhaps help them if they ask for help.

Light Painting

It's been raining all day, so I played around with the camera indoors. I had lots of fun with light painting! I decided to write the word "see", using a small pen light. I just think it makes such an appropriate motive: You can only see light with your eyes, but your eyes are not the only way to "see" the world around you...