The Undiscovered Country

Trouble is a-Brewin'

I'm in serious trouble here, folks.

Serious.

I caught a bug, or I should say it caught me, and there's no getting rid of it.

It hit me early this morning (for some reason I awoke at 3:45 am and couldn't get back to sleep) when I started perusing the 17 volume Time Life photography collection my father-in-law sent me. Even though they were written in the 70s there's a goldmine of information such as how to take pictures of children and the inner workings of cameras and lenses.

I realized then how long it will take me to read all those books and apply what I've learned.

When will I have time to write -- short of getting up at 4am every day?

I fear I'm not a writer anymore. I'm a shutter bug instead. Winning the photography contest and losing a writing contest hasn't helped any. The worst part is I'm not certain it's a bad thing.

At the same time I don't want to allow my new love of photography take the place of my love of writing. I doubt I will, the more I think about it, but I can't help but wonder.

What I need is discipline (Ha!) and set aside time each day for both.