Well, this year has not gone according to plan at all! I bet everyone can say that too! Our Utah trip planned for April was canceled due to Covid 19. No we didn't get sick just avoiding it. I am not sure if or when we may go. The riots were a bit frightening too and we would have been passing too close to those cities for comfort. Right now we are trying to figure out how to move from this one bedroom apartment to a real home of our own. Inflation and bidding wars are not helping us! We are waiting on estimates for groundwork to see if building is even a possibility. While working to clear the land to try figuring things out my son and I wound up tangling with poison Ivy. Guess who is no longer immune to it! ( Don't scratch, don't scratch......ugh I scratched!) So what have I been up to? A lot of backyard photography! There is a pond and a swamp behind the apartment building so I have been shooting whatever wildlife I can find be it chipmunk, squirrel, rabbit , bird or even a snapping turtle. We did do some small section hikes along the North Country Trail from Canastota, NY to almost DeRuyter Reservoir. We did camp in the Adirondacks three or four times but unfortunately most of our time was wasted in trying to find a campsite. Word has gotten out on some of our "go to" spots and with most things closed we have been displaced from what we love. I am hoping and praying 2021 goes better, so I have designed a few calendars to sell! I have opened up a boutique for Naturally Adrift Photo! There is a link to the boutique at the top between the blog and the galleries. Sorting through my archives, walking down memory lane has been making me wish to be able to get back out to mountains, catch more sunrises and sunsets, try to improve my skills as a photographer even more. With the boutique I do plan to add more merchandise in the coming months like more mugs, bags, posters, notebooks, and tee shirts. I have a few ideas sloshing around in my brain. I need to look around for some free photo software as we updated our computers last year to Windows 10 and our copy of Photo Shop is so old it is no longer compatible. I can't do some of the photo edits I have in mind with my camera's software, hence the delay. I do hope to have more merchandise available as the Christmas holiday approaches. Another dilemma I have is marketing. I need to figure out how to get the word out and develop interest in the wares I have for sale. Sure there is Facebook and Instagram but with less than 100 followers I am sure they would get tired of the constant bombardment too. How do I extend my reach? All things I need to research. I guess I should have studied art and marketing in college instead of biology! Part of me wants to jump up and down and scream "pick me, pick me!" but that just isn't me. I secretly wish to be picked but find it is difficult to step out and yell it! I sure would love for Naturally Adrift Photo Boutique to fly! It would mean a great deal to my family! Yet I can't help but to feel like a fish out of water (just like in gym class). So if you don't already follow or like Naturally Adrift Photo on Facebook please do so to see even more photography and weekly updates or to find out when a new creation hits the web! If you have read this far Thank-you and please remember us when shopping for gifts or making your wish list!
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