My Start

My plan was to start this on a Monday. But if I waited until did start this on a Monday, that could take awhile. So Wednesday it is – Happy Hump Day to me!

Okay, so what is this? I’m in need of a little direction in my life. In the past nine months I have moved across the world, quit my company, and am currently faltering on finding a new job. Therefore, I want to get back to something I know – photography, and try something new – writing.

My idea is to go somewhere, take photos and write. Simple enough. I haven’t decided on any nuances yet – I figure that will work itself out in the end. And thus, I find myself sitting on a path in a field just outside of my temporary home town of Hemau, Germany.

I came here with intentions of walking until I found a picturesque landscape (not picture perfect). I didn’t know that the main subject of my photos would be tractors.

But I guess that is what this is really about – trying to follow where life is leading me instead of trying to force something. I just realized I’m writing in a Field Notes memo book in a field. Gotta love that. This moment brought to you by Draplin Design Co., with a special thanks to Evan Carroll for gifting me one of the tools with which I will start my new adventure.

It is easy to sit in my house and think of all the things that have gone wrong or that I have done wrong. I could sit in my little bubble getting closer to dreariness with each passing day.

But to come out here has been great. I got to a spot where I wrongly assumed I would be alone (even having to move out of the way of an oncoming tractor) and was shown that life moves on – with or without you. There are still crops to be harvested, food to make, and bells to toll.

And despite all my doubts and insecurities – I’m lucky. Time to work on that confidence. Now the real question is – Will I publish this? (I guess we both now know the answer to that one :))