My voice took a hammering today with a 4-hour remote customer delivery and I can barely talk. Not a bad thing for those around me I guess. I have never liked my voice, but I have got feedback from training sessions that some people do - weird people I assume - I guess everyone has their kink.
When it comes to photography, I never have much of a plan but when I see something interesting, I try to capture it. I am far from a purist but one thing I do not do often, is manipulate the scene, I don't engineer it by moving things into a better position, I work with the cards dealt. There are lots of interesting things when you look closely enough.
Like this bug that apperently committed suicide by running headfirst into some lavender. I love the smell of fresh lavender and I planted these a few weeks back and they are doing really well. Hopefully, they will return next year. I will also plant some more.
As I have said before, flies are the poor man's bee, and they are actually quite beautiful creatures, in a grotesque kind of way.
I also tried to grab some bees flying as an after thought, and had limited success in the 39 seconds of trying before I lost patience. Well, the grill was heating so I didn't have much time.
Ladybirds are another favorite, but this one was a bit sleepy and was being boring. I like the idea of getting "epic" shots of the mundane and I am yet to really capture any, in my opinion. It is good to have a quest though.
Then three are some more flowers blooming, a few different type of roses, peonies, and a lone cherry getting some color, but I am guessing the birds will taste most of the fruits leaving bone for us. We have lost most of our strawberries feeding the wildlife.
The side of our house had rise bushes climbing the walls and would be covered in budding roses now, but we cut them away in preparation to paint and to protect the walls. Some plants look beautiful, but do a lot of damage.
The peonies have done well considering we transplanted them and next year should be great, but the rains have smashed them. Hopefully there will be some more on the way.
The session today was pretty intense and while I did my best, I don't think it was overly great. It wasn't lack of preparation or knowledge, it is just that some parts of the training is better face to face and four hours is a long time for anyone to sit in front of screen for a remote session. While not boring, it isn't a FPS game either.
What was good to have happen though is that toward the end, they were discussing what they will need to discuss in the way I wanted them to. Their job for the project is to design the solution their organizational will implement and that means being able to collaborate across departments to discovet, negotiate and streamline processes. This isn't easy across multinational corporations that haven't unified processes, but it is possible.
My job is to help them build the knowhow to be able to approach this as well as translate their needs to the consultants and engineers who will build their integration. It is challenging at times, especially since most I deal with aren't technical nor are they native English speakers. It is a good challenge though and as long as I frame the session well from the get-go, participants are pretty engaged and understand what is expected of them. It doesn't mean they necessarily agree with my approach, but for me, as long as they are able to participate well in the design phases, I am happy.
I am knackered though, so I am going to head to bed. I am writing this on my phone (where I cropped the images too) so excuse typos, and formatting issues. I will have a look over it in the morning to clean up with an edit of needs be. Til then, sleep tight and remember, flies must have a purpose too.
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
