Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."
And so I'm off. When I first heard of blogs, my initial thought was, "Why would anyone want to do that?" But since then I've come to realize it may have a benefit. Journaling, they say, is good for the soul, but since my hand no longer seems made for holding a pen, any journaling I do will most likely be typed. As for photos, it seems that most of the sharing I do on Facebook these days is in the form of pictures, and I often find myself wanting to delve deeper into the "why" of the pictures than that forum encourages.
While my own journey has been going on for 48 years, it seems to be taking more turns lately than it has in a while, with interesting possibilities popping up and seemingly endless choices before me. And the camera...well, there is always a camera attached. My kids will sometimes say "Mom, put your camera down and just enjoy the view!" For me, though, that is how I enjoy the view. Photography makes me see the world as light, composition, beauty, irony, and brings me to things I would otherwise pass by.
So off I go, without a pocket handkerchief, perhaps, but with my trusty new Pentax k-5ii, to see where the road leads...
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