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Just finished reading Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan 📚

Whilst I’d read pretty much all the single issues when they came out, there’s just something different reading it this way, kind of feels like you stay in the story longer.

So the kids school has been shutdown today because of a positive COVID case at the school. Not surprising, but still frustrating…obviously the kid doesn’t care, he’s happy to stay at home and play NBA 2k and Fortnite all day. 🤷‍♂️

Patty Mills has without a doubt been the best pickup by any NBA team in the offseason. If the Nets can get their other stars to perform consistently they’re going to be tough to beat. 🏀

Here are a bunch of photos of The Waifs at Civic Theatre, Newcastle, in celebration of World Photography Day today. I figured why not dig up and re-edit some photos from the past when I did a bit of music photography around Newcastle, especially seeing as we're currently in lockdown and can't go out and shoot anything new.

So more photos, this time it's The Veronicas at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, way back in December 2007.

So I get migraines now, how awesome is that!

Arsenal’s first half against Brentford was a disgrace. There’s going to need to be a few changes at halftime, be it tactics or personnel, for the Gunners to get back into the match. ⚽️

⚽️ Ugh…in the opening 5 minutes, Arsenal look like the team that was promoted to the Premier League, not Brentford. 🤦‍♂️

⚽️ Arsenal’s marking on that throw in was a joke, 2 at the back post wide open. Leno stuck in a wrestle, but no one comes to help. 🤯

⚽️ Arsenal are going to need to work out how to defend from set pieces around the 18-yard box, and they’re going to need to work out how to actually score.

I don’t think Brentford were that good today…but Arsenal were definitely that bad!

Photos of both the First and Reserve Grade Northern League 1 matches played between New Lambton and BelSwans at Blacksmiths Oval on the 1st of August, 2021.

Today, it was announced that Newcastle and the surrounding areas will stay in lockdown for another week as the daily number of positive COVID cases are still too high. So I guess that gives me at least another week of home schooling fun. Yay...

It hasn't all been bad though, I've been able to dedicate more time to the projects I've been working on. I've been able to dive into Saga: Compendium One, which is so good. I've also been able to spend some time playing with the video we've been capturing at New Lambton FC, which I'll start sharing on New Lambton's social media in the coming days.

At the moment, I'm guessing we'll be in lockdown for at least 3 weeks. Hopefully I'll be wrong!

The end of the first week of lockdown in Newcastle isn't too far away, however, with the rising numbers of local cases I can't see it ending this week though. It doesn't make a huge difference to my every day life during the week, the biggest difference comes on the weekends when there's no football on, at least it's letting me catch up on the backlog of editing that's sitting in Lightroom currently.

Hope you and yours are staying safe wherever you happen to be.

This is one of my favourite shots this season, it's of Tyson Cummings making some room for himself in the box against South Cardiff FC in the late afternoon sun during their Northern League One, Round 5 clash at Ulinga Oval, South Cardiff. New Lambton went on to win this match 4-1.

Some photos from New Lambton's match against Lake Macquarie on the 17th of July, 2021 at Macquarie Field. 

I’ve noticed over the past couple of weeks that the advertising on Instagram has gotten even worse, it’s like scrolling through the old Sky Mall magazines, but the ads are so cleverly disguised, in most cases, that they appear to be someone you’re following.

Photos from New Lambton's Senior Men's matchday against Wallsend in Round 14 of the Northern League 1 competition. First Grade won 6-2.

Alex Bozinovski, playing for New Lambton FC at Alder Park, New Lambton.

Photos from New Lambton's Northern League 1 Senior Men's matches against West Wallsend on Saturday 5th of June, 2021.

All the photos from New Lambton Football Club's NL1 Seniors matches against Kahibah Football Club on the 29th of May, 2021 at Alder Park during Round 11 of the 2022 Northern League One competition. New Lambton's First Grade won their game 4-1.