This time of year is always enjoyable when it comes to my garden; the bulbs start coming up and I end up with flowers everywhere throughout the garden beds. It adds colour, amazing scents and a lot of happiness to winter when the weather can be otherwise cold, rainy and dour. Of course, that gives me the ability to bring some them inside as well and my house often smells like a garden of flowers.
When I started posting here on the Hive blockchain over six years ago I had to get more interested in photography as I always like to present my posts using photos I've taken myself. To me it adds character and personality, even if the photo used isn't exactly matched to the content itself, and it shows effort. The visual impact of a photograph helps grab attention and I think it's best to use my own rather than generic stock images every man and his dog can take from a stock image site.
With that purpose of use in mind I've had to take a lot of photos, something I usually only did when on holiday or at an event of some kind. I'm not that great at taking photos but am learning a thing or two and between my phone camera and actual camera have managed to take a reasonable photograph or two now and then. More importantly than that though, is my increasing enjoyment in photography.
The cool thing about getting more interested in photography is that I can combine that interest with other things I do, like gardening.
The other day I cut some double jonquils out of my garden and brought them inside. If you've smelled them for yourself you'll know how beautiful (and strong) the scent is, so my house smells good all the way through. It's nice considering the poor weather we've been having and is a nice reward for all the hard work I do in my garden.
I like posting here on Hive, sharing some of the things I do and enjoy and with my growing interest in photography I get to show off show some of my efforts in the garden to those interested enough to click into my posts. I know I'm not the best photographer out there but that seems not to matter, the enjoyment is there all the same.
I wonder if blogging on the Hive blockchain has given you the same ability to share your own interests you'd not otherwise share? If you'd like to make a comment feel free to do so below and talk about your own hobbies and interests, maybe even drop a photo of one of them. If you simply want to make a generic comment on my post then go ahead too, I always respond.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default; tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind - galenkp
[All original and proudly AI free.]
Every image in this post is my own.
My Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III was used to capture these images.
