Several Months Off the Face of the Earth
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but there’s not much to show for it. Not helping my case, many would say I’ve effectively disappeared. I’ve written and rewritten this at least 3 times over the past 2 months, with each one winding up going too far into depression. Work is going well after…
Light at the end of the tunnel
…just not the one I expected I’ve been hired, contingently but on grounds I know I can make. The job I’ve gone with is in almost every way a step up from my last one. The one issue that’s messing with me is I have to relocate, and this has been a high-stress year with…
Another change in a hectic year
To be honest, I was thinking of shuttering this site; but then it hit me: A large reason i have this site is the email address that sounds professional in case I needed it. I certainly need it now. I’ve been laid off recently, so I need to refactor the site slightly to let my…
Whatcom Falls March ’24
Last weekend had good weather, and at someone’s suggestion I went to Whatcom Falls again to take advantage. As I try to make a habit of, I worked my way from the lower parking lot, past the falls, and up to Northridge Park. Despite making a habit of daily exercise, this still wore me out…
Out to San Juan Island
(For something that isn’t work, for once) The ferries out to San Juan Island are expensive enough it’s hard to go on a whim, but since I had a friend from far away wanting to go there I had an excuse. Ostensibly I was just acting as free lodging for a ski trip, but bad…
Broadening Horizons (and this site’s scope)
I still don’t post as often as I should, there’s no questioning that. Photography was and still is my primary hobby, but more visual arts are creeping in as well as my time outside is limited this winter. Broadening this site’s scope may help me with that, as I broaden my hobbies elsewhere. (Earlier on…
Late 23 Backlog: Oregon Coast
This is the last in a flurry of posts I make tonight trying to catch up on my inactivity. I had a vacation to the Oregon Coast immediately following a roughly 80 hour work week that burnt me out almost completely, though I will say I made a couple brief animations during that trip. Still,…
Late 23 Backlog: Elsewhere
I have 3 posts’ worth from the interim since I last published in July, but lost the narrative in part due to being overworked during this time. I still have the long overdue early 2023 backlog to work on as well.
Late 23 Backlog: Anacortes with Emboldened Birds
The birds seem more reliant on handouts in Anacortes’ Washington Park in the colder months, and the 200mm was able to get right in their face a bit too easily at the places people seem to feed them. (I’ve only seen hard evidence of feeding at these sites once, but I still get to reap…
Northern State ponds
I’ve got a backlog to go through, but today I went to Northern State. It’s been a while and I still haven’t explored the whole park. There seemed to be many groups shooting couples’ photos in the more developed parts of the park, so I wound up getting lost on the equestrian trails around the…
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Joe R. Stead 