Hasn’t it been warm and muggy of late and
what about that thunderstorm the other day?
Personally I love thunderstorms, they are so dramatic, powerful and
intriguing. Watching the sky come alive
and the contrast between the dark heavy clouds and the bright lighting is so
exciting. That pause between the
lighting and the start of the thunder. I
love how the thunder rolls around the sky making such a rich and deep sound
with the occasional sharp slap of thunder just to make sure you were paying
attention. I would love to know what it
would be like to be in the middle of a thunderstorm, all that energy and power
I bet it would be one of the most exhilarating feelings ever. A lot of people I know spend all winter
waiting for the hot weather and sunshine to come. Me I don’t have a favourite season or type of
weather I love them all. Well that is
not entirely true at the hit of my hay fever suffering in my early teens I
longed for rain or autumn and I love rain.
There is nothing better than standing out in the rain looking up at the
sky and letting the rain run down your face.
That is unless you have a friend, who like you likes wearing oversized
baggy jumpers and standing in the rain.
The two of us use to just stand out in the rain with our baggy jumpers on
getting soaked enjoying a glass of wine and chatting. It was a 1,000 more times refreshing than any
hot shower I can tell you and I never caught a single cold or became ill as a
result. It has been a while since I did
that but that is mainly down to the fact that someone threw out all my baggy
jumpers.
Aside from storm watching what have I been
doing? Well over the last few days
trying to get to terms with something that came out of the blue. Once again there appears to be someone or a
group of people taking enjoyment at spreading rumours about me, again the
reason is unknown. I have been on
holiday over the last week yet it has come to light that this is in fact not
the case. No according a select few I am
in fact suspended from work because I turned up for duties completely
drunk. This is almost as good as the
previous one, not quite, but almost. I
am at a lost as to way anyone would bother making something like this up other
than to cause me distress and harm. It
did upset me at first not only because it is not true but also it not only
affected me but others as well. I like
last time if I find concrete evidence of where this started I will be taking
the necessary action but unlike last time I will not stop because of a half
hearted sorry.
I have been trying to get my head around
why and I do not and cannot figure it out.
Not only that it amazes me that someone can have so little time on their
hands to spend it having a poke at me.
After a few days of getting on top of it I am not going to let it get on
top of me. In fact it has made me
stronger and more determined to deal with these petty challenges if directed at
me or someone else I am close too. Why do
people say so hurtful things, gossip about others especially when they know
nothing about them?
Anyway whilst it took up a few days of my
time on and off and cost me some sleep I have pocketed it away and if it
continues it will be dealt with in the proper manner. Stupid gossip aside I have been busy working
on thinking about the future and applying my keep it simple approach. This has meant me thinking a lot about my
photography and where I want to take it and I have made a big decision. I am going to focus my efforts on my church,
architectural and street / contemporary photography. This means that a lot of the photographic
equipment I have is no longer required so I have been listing it on the web to
sell and some of it I am going to change.
Not only will this help me out with my current financial situation but
also it will help me focus my mind on my photography. I am easily distracted and if I have a lens I
will try and chance a photograph or theme that I am not focused on. I need to stop being the Jack of all themes
of photography and focus on becoming a master of one or a few. I should have applied this lesson at the
beginning but like working career, especially IT, I was a Jack of all trades
and a master of none. I knew a lot of IT
but not enough about a single specific subject.
I am so passionate about photography I do not want it to become a
watered down muddy pool like my IT career.
I will not bore you with the details of what camera gear etc, I’ll leave
that for me photography blog.
So it has been a lot of reflecting,
thinking, deciding and listing. Not sure
what tomorrow is going to bring but then that is another day.
Until next time take care.
Si x
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