I'm back! (Well, trying to be!) 🧡 *trigger warning, grief/loss/death*

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Hello everyone 🧡

I've been very quiet online lately - I lost one of my closest friends very suddenly at Christmas time, and I've been struggling to keep myself together.

This is the first time I've experienced death so close to home, and I've learned that grief is a very peculiar thing. I have done my share of crying and being angry at just how...
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blacktop:
@vaneskka thankyou so much for your kind words, I'm so sorry to hear about your losses - your kindness and strength is truly inspiring and it means a great deal to me that you took the time to reach out to me 🧡 thankyou 🧡
blacktop:
@eben5990 🧡🧡

Music!

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I was digging through my depthless drawer of neverending t-shirts to find something to wear this morning, and I came across my favourite band t-shirt that I haven't seen for a month or two! King 810 are my absolute favourite band and seeing the t-shirt relit the fire of love for them, so I put on my playlist of their songs while I was carrying
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xabooboo:
Amazing t-shirt 😊
blacktop:
@gazpachox thankyou so much for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Doing concert photography must have been an absolute blast, that was something I tried my hand at along the touring journey and some of the awesome images that can be created in that setting are just unforgettable! Thankyou for sharing more of yourself with me, it's great to get to know you more! 🧡 P.S. I'm glad you like the photo!!🧡

Night out pending!

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Does anyone else make plans when they're in a high energy mood or having a good day, and then as the plans draw nearer you completely regret making the plans? 🥴 well I have done exactly that - a bunch of old friends who I haven't seen since we were teenagers (10+ years ago 🤯) contacted me over the weekend, and we all agreed to...
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samis:
💥💥
yaneks:
Yeah, mostly because people tend to screw things up right before the party. We set up a party after our gig, and 2 hours before, one guys grandma dies, seconds friend cat get diarrhea and third friend's wife told him not to go :D Then I regret makind those plans :D

Feeling the love 🥰

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I feel bad that I haven't been as active on here lately as I could be/want to be, but I'm so glad you haven't all forgotten me 🧡

Thank you all so much for all the love on my first set which went live the other day 🥰 it feels like SO long since I shot my first sets! So much has changed since then
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tramais:
I'm not sure how I missed your profile and set, @blacktop, but I'm happy I'm finding you now! I love these pictures and - I agree with Gaspachox - I love your personality! Can't wait to see more of you and your stories in my feed :)
blacktop:
Thankyou so much for your kind words!! Your comment has made my day @tramais 🧡🧡

Summer so far

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I've been so inactive online/on social media over the past few weeks, very sorry for my absence! It's the summer holidays so my kids are off school for 6 weeks - I have my hands full to say the least! I've been trying to soak up every minute of fun and memory-making adventures, so everything else has been on the back burner!

Yesterday was my
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blacktop:
@theslowrunner thankyou! It was a beautiful day, all I want to do now is go back again!
theslowrunner:
@blacktop I hope you get to go back soon.

Weekend plans 😌

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I'm spending my weekend riding around on my motorbike looking for a new motorbike! I'm currently riding a Honda CRF 300 L, which is fantastic, except for the annoyingly small fuel tank which leaves me having to find a petrol station frustratingly often. I've got a roadtrip down to the very bottom of the country planned for next summer, which will be around 400miles each...
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racecardriver:
Can ride with you if come my way
blacktop:
@racecardriver that would be so much fun! Always looking for riding buddies 😎

Naked(ish) in Nature

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Summer seems to have officially arrived here in the UK! There are aspects about each of the seasons that I love, but I had forgotten how much I love spending summer mornings in the woods with my beautiful dog, Luna.

I'm lucky enough to live in an area where we have lots of wonderful, almost wilderness-like destinations for hiking, walking and general adventuring, right on
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gazpachox:
That was a delightful read with some lovely photos. I'll be in the UK in August, but doubt I'll get out for any hiking. Though maybe I should after reading this.
blacktop:
@gazpachox I'm so glad you enjoyed reading it! There are some wonderful hiking spots all over the UK, I hope you get to experience some of them while you're here!

What do you think of my latest tattoo? Still more to add but I love i…

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blacktop:
@autumnsky thankyou so so much you're too kind 🥺❤️
w3r3wolf:
Really nice 👌🏻

Aren't dogs just the best 🥺 she's been by my side for over 5 years no…

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emanuel:
He is a mixed black shepherd. ^^
blacktop:
@emanuel awww they're beautiful dogs, I bet he's SO cute!
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