Happy New Year, Y’all!
So 2020 was… something. In a year where we held on for dear life - and did have some big positives - a few things had to fall off the plate.
What went right? Well, we generally stayed healthy, got my daughter through her Freshman year of high school, got my PhD finished, and I taught my first college course. My wife had a professionally successful year, and we found ways to get into the woods - though for a change we stayed very close to home, seeking out the hidden corners of places we’ve been a thousand times.
That said, it was a trying year. Everything took more time than usual. Teaching was hard. Finishing my PhD was hard. Somehow, I managed to work MORE hours, working from home. In a normal year where I have 4 or 5 big projects, I had closer to 8 - not counting teaching or defending.
So this little operation fell off. Not being able to travel, and it feeling like work - true work, like drudgery - meant that it was a good time for a hiatus. We weren’t able to do shows or exhibits the way I like to - why make a piece to hang in a gallery that no one can visit?
So, all that said, I’m trying to get back to basics in 2021. More time with my family. More time doing things I love. And I do love taking photographs in the woods of West Virginia. Especially waterfalls.
Hope y’all have a good week.