Island in the Net by Khürt Williams
Technology and Photography Musings. Established circa 2000.
I admit I have a hard time thinking of myself as a writer. But I write daily – a habit I developed 6 months ago while evaluating what I knew/didn’t know about blogging. And what I know is that if being a writer means having total mastery of the language (unlike me, where I start sentences like this one with “and”), I’m not one.Chris Lema
I may not have mastery of prose but ... I consider myself a writer, albeit an untalented one.
As Shaan and drove away from the high school after band class, I decided to drive through Skillman Park. I didn't intend on stopping. I just wanted a more scenic route back home. But as I slowly drove through the park I saw the sunset and had to stop. We walked toward Sylvan Lake. We were both amazed at how much the area had been transformed.
The image was shot on my iPhone 6 with the native camera, with some editing (brightness, highlight, shadows, contrast, exposure, etc.) in Afterlight and Adobe Lightroom.
So ... I have no windows in or near my office space. I spend most of my day under fluorescent lights and the sounds of the ventilation system. I've also fallen into a habit of eating at my desk. I think it's causing some stress.
But I can change that. I can go outside on my lunch break and take a long slow walk to nowhere. I did that today.
There isn't much to see here. Today I walked around the outskirts of the parking lot. I listened to the sounds of the cicada mixed with the traffic from the busy two lane road nearby.
I came upon the asphalt remains of some building, now overgrown with grass and some sort of purple flowering plant. Bees, butterflies and other insects flittered about the purple flowers. It was a bit of respite from the annoying hum and sterility of the office.
