It seems to me that the beginning of a New Year is a good time to wipe the slate clean, to start new projects. There are several photography projects I want to begin this year. Don't we all have a list? I can never decide what to start first. I've decided to just jump in and start.
One of the things on my list this year is to look back at photos I've taken in the past. I enjoy the process of taking photos and I take a lot of them. I walk almost every day when I'm in Michigan and I always take my camera with me. This means a lot of photos are taken. I shoot in RAW so to share anything it means making at least a basic edit. I seem to spend a lot of time sorting through them, but not a time actually looking at them. Sometimes I don't even like some of the photos I take and it isn't until I go back and take another look that I actually appreciate the beauty of the photograph I took.
So, at least at the beginning of the year I'll be sharing some photos past. Why, at this time particularly? I'm not currently in Michigan, which is where I live. I'm in Minnesota for a little while awaiting the birth of my first Grandchild. Minnesota in winter is well, usually it's very snowy and very cold. It's the third coldest state after Alaska and North Dakota. I grew up in England where snowy and really, really cold days, are few and far between. I didn't learn to drive until I was thirty. I hate to drive in the snow, so I stay off the roads when I can. There's no place to walk locally as daughter lives in a small town. I'm also here to help with my new granddaughter so it's a great time to look back at old photos.
My love is nature photography. I enjoy birds and wildlife and scenery. Anything that isn't people based. Ha ha. I'm an introvert. I find even interacting with people difficult. It makes me anxious. On the opposite side, I find being outside in nature gives me peace and solace. When life gets stressful and difficult, I get out and walk. When I walk, I take my camera. I find peace in watching birds and animals interact with one another. When I see a lovely sunrise, it makes me smile. It brings me joy.
I'm hoping, on this blog, to bring a mix of photography and words. Perhaps stories of where I took the photo or facts about the animals and birds I photograph. It's a work-in-progress. A work of joy.
I especially take inspiration from Edith Holden and her country diary and her nature notes. I can't draw, but I can take photographs.
I hope you enjoy.
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