Stay Focused (pun intended)

A friend of mine has a website called "Life Is Too Busy". I wish I had thought of that name first. It is so appropriate. A week ago I realized I had not posted anything since September. Seriously, where does the time go?

We all need reminding from time to time. If at all possible, some time needs to be taken for a "time out". Time needs to be taken for the pleasures in life. Time needs to be taken so that the knots in the back of your neck can go away for a bit. Do something fun and/or relaxing.

As should be fairly obvious, what is relaxing for me is getting out and taking landscape photos. I'll say it, I need to STAY FOCUSED and devote at least a little time each week to doing something photographic, even if it is working on past photos that haven't been processed yet.

Today's photo is of Council Lake in the upper peninsula in Michigan. Seemed appropriate for this time of year.

Catch-Up Time

We have had a truly wonderful autumn this year. Bright, sunny. Just great. Very dry, also, which is unusual. Until this past week. Finally had some precipitation and it's now starting to get a tad cold. What a great opportunity to spend some time inside and catch up on things like photo finishing, the blog, the website, and other endeavors!

And I had a lot to catch up on, let me tell you.

This entry's photograph is from a photo club photo shoot a couple weeks ago in nearby Palisades-Kepler State Park between Cedar Rapids and Mt Vernon. The scene is the Cedar River through some trees and some fall foliage.

Due to the unusual and extended dry period, autumn has been a bit disappointing this year, but I have been able to pull a few nice shots out... like this one. I guess today's moral is that there's always something somewhere to shoot. Can't give up too easy.

Oh, and don't forget to check out the website. We have extensive updates and additions, especially in the New Additions Gallery and the Miscellaneous Gallery.