{"id":1322,"date":"2022-01-23T17:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T23:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2022-01-23T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T23:42:46","slug":"the-turned-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/23\/the-turned-page\/","title":{"rendered":"The turned page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oh, hello, 2022. Didn’t see you come in, there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure I have anything evaluative to say about 2021, other than that for me it was the year of adrenaline blowback. I did a bit of mental writing and not much else besides watch a lot of recuperative television and obsess over the La Palma volcano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the volcano is done erupting, a new year has come, and change is in the wind. I wouldn’t say I feel existentially rested, but the promise of forward momentum on several fronts has lifted my senses a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of which has reminded me that I have a website that deserves a steady infusion of Genuwyne Quality Content. So here is a small gallimaufry to kick off the new year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A thing I started doing early last year was to take a handful of photographs while my tea was steeping, and then post them to Facebook as a start to the day. Over the ensuing months I’ve collected quite a few photographs, anywhere from five to ten a day depending on how many interesting things I found in my environs every morning. I have toyed with posting a regular selection here, but didn’t want to commit. However, the server changes from last winter are complete, and I’ve discovered I can upload images from my phone. So here’s an initial selection of morning pics from recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n