Four Days Later

Four Days Later

The storm came in dumping about six inches or so of fresh snow and another is due in today. The weekend was very busy with work and I’m glad I was home to handle it all. I wanted to get working on the book and there were still days of photos to edit and post, but work comes first and after all the expenses of the trip, I need all the work I can get. There’s nothing guaranteed in freelance.

Yesterday I printed out all the writings on the plans for the trip and subsequent book and the first seven days. This morning I printed through Day 18. Am I wasting paper and ink? As much as I re-read and edit my writings before posting, I still find errors. It helps me to see a hard copy page than to just look at it on the computer.

I updated the title to “TOO COLD FOR ALLIGATORS” with a subtitle of “Thirty Three Days on the Road.” My goal is to add more flavor to the writing, more detailed descriptions to make it more of an exciting read. It will be great to put photos with the pages. I want readers to experience this journey and being able to see an actual picture of what is being talked about will be fascinating. The blogs and Facebook photos were just samples of what’s to come.

Some of the photos that I posted on Facebook were not what would be considered good photography. Some of the pictures are not all that interesting. That was because I wanted to show everyone what I was seeing. There were miles of blah scenery or no scenery but for trees or walls or k-rails. Sometimes the traffic did not allow for photography or being able to take eyes off the road to look. Some of the vegetation didn’t make for a good picture, but that was what it was like.

I am eager to get to the book, but it will be days before I get to the actual book set up and pages. I am only on Day 17 of editing photos. There are hundreds (and I’m not exaggerating) that I haven’t done yet and hundreds that I will eventually go back and do. Some photos were taken to share as my journey, but there were others that were taken for the art of photography which will become prints and cards for upcoming shows.

I think about the sites that I did not visit and although there are a few regrets, I made my choices. Plus, between here and South Carolina, it was still quite cold and everything brown, gray, and colorless. There are places I’d love to visit in the spring, but this time of year is not the right time. Perhaps sometime I’ll be able to choose one state, make a dash there to see a few places then dash home. I’ll be going through brochures collected along the way and planning another trip… for maybe next year or…

But for now, there are still a few things in the truck that I’ve not brought in and some bags not unpacked. Today I am off to the Post Office to get my collected mail and let them know delivery can resume. I’ll also make a Market Basket run.

Enjoy the day.