Kim's Thoughts
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2014 Blog Review
In just a few short hours, another year will close and a new year will open and breathe new life into us…..bringing with it new adventures, experiences, and memories to blog about. But, before I begin to write about all the exciting topics I know 2015 will inspire me to write about, I thought I might take a look back at what I wrote about in 2014.
It was an active blog year — 73 posts, including this one, which, technically, should be counted as one of the topics I wrote about in 2014. As I skimmed through the year’s blog posts, I discovered something that made me stop and think……I really got into going out and deliberately looking for things to take photos of – mainly because of the Sunday Stills Challenge I participated in and the Wordless Wednesday posts I challenged myself to do. In doing those posts, I found that I really enjoy taking photos and working on making my composition and framing better – just because I use my iPhone to take the pictures doesn’t mean they can’t be GOOD photos!!! Well, about mid year, I stopped both types of posts…..the SS Challenge because the host of that blog ran into technical problems and stopped hosting it for a while and I never started back up when he did……the Wordless Wednesday posts because I tried to make it a challenge other bloggers might join in on, but that made it too “forced” and took all the fun out of it. Regardless of my reasons, I stopped and so did the joy I got from going out and looking for reasons to take photos! So…..I think I am going to get back into that in 2015 – maybe not so structured in an every week sense, but definitely more often and definitely just because “I” want to do it – if I particularly like the Sunday Stills topic, I’ll do that one……if I’m out and about on a Wednesday, you may see a Wordless Wednesday……and, I think I just might put my own spin on a concept I like on a friend’s blog – his is “Nilly Willy Friday” – think mine might be “Mismatched Monday” – the point is to post a few photos that have nothing in common except that they were all taken on the same day by me! We’ll see how it goes and what I might bring you all to enjoy!!!
So……back to my blog review – click on any of the blog titles to go read the posts:
- Like I said earlier: I wrote 72 posts before this last one, making the grand total for 2014 to be 73!
- My most active months were February (10 posts) and August (12 posts)
- I wrote seven (7) movie reviews – 2 were given a B+ rating, 2 were rated A-, and one received a solid A…..but only 2 were given the coveted A+ rating:
- I wrote about several great day adventures in, around, and within a fairly short drive from Albion. I also went on three major adventures / vacations – 1 inside the New York state borders (barely) and 2 out of state……one of which I was surprised to discover I didn’t actually write about!!!
- Sanford, NC – no post….WTH!!!???
- Hammondsport and Corning, New York – my favorite major adventure
- Lancaster, PA
- Here are my favorite posts for each month of 2014 (click on the post count to read all the posts written for that month):
- January (9 posts) – my favorite was:
- February (10 posts) – my favorite was:
- March (8 posts) – my favorite was:
- April (6 posts) – my favorite was:
- May (6 posts) – my favorite was:
- June (1 post) – my favorite was:
- July (3 posts) – my favorite was:
- August (12 posts) – my most active month had TWO favorites:
- September (7 posts) – my favorite was:
- October (5 posts) – my favorite was:
- November (5 posts) – my favorite was:
- December……well, this is the only post I wrote this month, so let’s just leave December be!
- My favorite “discovery” was:
My overall favorite post to write was:
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE…….
FUN WITH A TUGBOAT CAPTAIN
Some of my very favorite photos of the year:
Happy new year!!
Kim, My favorites are your adventures! A Happy year to you. Tom The Backroads Traveller