flickr Badge Added

In an effort to provide a bit more insight into who I am, I've added a flickr badge to the blog. I maintain a flickr site for the few photo's I take. There was a time when I would take photos for the fun of it. I would get up early in the morning, walk around town and take photo's. Early morning and early evening offer the best times for taking photos because that's when the light is softest. But, I really enjoyed the time in the dark room the most. I could spend an entire day working on printing photo's (black and white). For me, black and white photo's when properly exposed and printed offer a whole host of colors that bring them to life. I use to love looking for that perfect exposure time and correct filter to get capture the essence of the photo and expand upon the content. It was really a release.

I guess the now days, my releases come in the way of yard work and mowing my yard. It's easy to get absorbed in the work. In a lot of ways, maintaining a yard and printing photos are very similar. They take a lot of time, require the right combination of ingredients and patience. Grass doesn't turn green overnight, but, weeds sure do sprout fast.

If you do head over and take a look at the flickr site, I can't take credit for the flowers. Those are all my wifes doing. I'm just around to do the heavy work, like dig holes and make flower bed borders. None-the-less, I find yard work relaxing and I guess that's a sign of me getting older. It just seems like yesterday I would mow my neighbors yards for $20 and hate every minute of it. But hey, it kept me gainfully employed through the early years of high school before I went overseas.