Stepping out of my comfort zone

I do not do this as often as I dream of doing it. Probably, because my comfort zone on a daily basis is so darn comfortable. I know what to expect. I know what to do and, for the most part, how to do it. And, I get lazy. Sometimes, stepping out means doing something … Continue reading Stepping out of my comfort zone →

Daily Writing Prompt: What could you try for the first time?

I have been putting off the launch of a blog entitled Though My Lens on WordPress because it would mean sharing my pictures with the world at large. I have envisioned it as a blog of pictures that I have taken or will take. This is a risk for me. I do not often share … Continue reading Daily Writing Prompt: What could you try for the first time? →

Daily writing prompt: What have you been putting off doing? Why?

It feels like forever...I write to understand my world and myself. I write to express thoughts and feelings. And, I write because I must. Today I came back to my blog and wrote a new post. It had seemed like a year since I last wrote for it, but, upon my return, I found it … Continue reading Daily writing prompt: What have you been putting off doing? Why? →

Finding My Writing Life

I have always found my way through tough times by writing. Sometimes my thoughts would clarify in the act, sometimes I recorded events in the act of preserving my life or in describing what I saw, and sometimes my writing was for others. This blog started several years ago to chronicle my recovery from my … Continue reading Finding My Writing Life →

New Directions

I did a first for me this year. I planned and completed a five week trip to Scotland. It was the first overseas trip ever for me, and, although I did most of the planning, I did use AAA for some parts of it. It was a great experience that will take me quite a … Continue reading New Directions →

Dreams

Sometimes I dream stories. Usually they are a continuation or a solving of an issue in a book that I was reading prior to bedtime. Sometimes I dream about my life...although that is seldom. If I do dream about my life, it may be about something in the past that I regret or wish were … Continue reading Dreams →

Rearranging my life

This was going to be my resolutions blog back in January. I named it, and then walked away and never came back to writing it until now. This is the first year since I started this blog that I did not do any resolutions for this year. Why? Well, because my long dreamed of trip … Continue reading Rearranging my life →

Beauty

I created this draft back in October of 2023. I had been wandering in one of my favorite spots, the foraging ponds of the Audobon Society. On that particular trip, I was amazed at the beauty of what I was seeing and spent some of my time trying out various picture settings with my camera. … Continue reading Beauty →

Wonders and delights

Lately I have been working a bit each week on my skills as a photographer. Now that isn't too impressive other than the fact that I have purposely tried to capture unique pictures showing something that delighted me or caught my attention. Or I could have been practicing my stance. For this picture it was … Continue reading Wonders and delights →

Challenges

Writing a blog consistently is sometimes quite a challenge due to time constraints as well as just plain forgetting to make it a regular part of my schedule. And, one thing that I have learned this year is that my hobbies/interests seldom get the priority that they need for me to ever move beyond beginner … Continue reading Challenges →