It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon and there’s a lull in anything I want to do around the house, so I thought I’d write a bit.

A lot has been going through my mind here of late.  As a retired teacher and although I still work about three to four days per week, there are those times when I’m at a loss as to what to do.

There’s always work to be done around the house….I only wish that was something I enjoyed doing.  I have several projects underway and suppose the next rainy day I’ll pick on of those to work on.   But on afternoons like this afternoon, that’s not something that motivates me.

Turning your will and your life over the care of God is something I’ve been pondering on as well.  I’ve tried to stay on an even keel and not go doing anything too out of line for me, but there are those times when I think I need to try something new.

I went this morning to get a bite to eat and then went to the park at the lake and did some writing…took some pictures….but those are things I’m used to doing.  At least I do enjoy them still.

Tonight I’ll be going to the local coffee shop to their open mic event…I’ll take my camera along and take pictures as I normally do for their monthly event.  I’ll see some friends I’ve not seen in a while and who knows, perhaps even meet someone new.

So that’s what’s on my mind for this lazy afternoon.  I realize I may just be writing this to myself since my viewership has one again hit a lull….but that’s OK as well…not in my control

David Lee

Last night was my second night of doing photography as a free lance for the local newspaper.  I once again was able to get my quota of pictures, even though it took a bit longer than last time out.

One of the first venues I went to was quite crowded and I got an abundance of good shots.  There was also a group of friends eating there and I stopped to chat with them for a while.  The weather was a bit more cooperative, so the second venue I went to had outside diners.  It was nice to get a “different” kind of picture and they were more than cooperative.

One of the spots that I went to last week was pretty dead, so I skipped over it and went to the next.  I once again saw some friends there and I as I continued to take pictures, had some good conversation as well.  I even stopped by the local theater and even though I didn’t get but a couple of pictures, it was the first “new” place I had encountered.  I did see a family making use of the new downtown playground, but they weren’t comfortable with me taking their pictures, so again I hit the trail.

I went to another restaurant in the uptown area and got some shots and then got in the car and headed for another section of town.  I started out with one of the places I had visited last week and then tried three locations I hadn’t been to last week. I got some good results from those venues as well.  I found that people are less likely to want their picture taken if the place I’m at is primarily just a “bar” and not a restaurant.  Duly noted for next visit….

I will say there was one place I visited, which shall remain unnamed, in which I didn’t feel comfortable taking any pictures.  Any of the pics I would have gotten there wouldn’t have been suitable for publication.  I’ll just leave it at that.

I did have a bit of a problem with the newspaper computer this morning.  It had been “locked” by one of the full time photographers and I couldn’t access the folder that I used to upload the pictures I had taken. Luckily, there was a reporter there who had the phone number of the photographer and I was able to get it unlocked and upload the pictures without any problems.

So the second week completed, I was able to say it was another job well-done.  I had gotten a nice text from the editor earlier in the day stating that they had gotten quite a few more hits on their webpage due to last week’s pictures and that quite a few people had seen them via social media as well.  So all-in-all, a good first two weeks at the job.

David Lee