I’ve decided to start a blog.
There are lots of reasons why people start writing a blog. I’m not going to go through them all here because that would take a long time and I don’t care. My reason are as follows:
Photography
I want somewhere where I can put my photographs on display and write a little bit about them without the pressure of having to maintain a portfolio site. Writing things down helps fix them in your brain and gives you something tangible (sort of) to review. It will be interesting to see what I thought was good when I wrote about it, and whether than changes or improves over time.
But why publish any of this?
Journalling
Journalling is a habit I’ve wanted to pick up for a while. My thoughts tend to be disorganised and often they will rattle around in my head until they become distracting. I’ve started writing a private journal, but I also want to develop my writing to be, essentially, better.
Writing my thoughts down helps me make sense of them, and making them public means I have to be able to defend my opinions – which can only improve them. And knowing that there might be an audience means having to be clear and concise, and consider every word.
What’s with the sheep?
I just like the sheep. Look at it there, just chilling in the sun.