As I was looking through one of my nature albums recently, I realized that it’s just about time to make another one. The first one covered nature-related blog posts and photographs from 2007 through 2011. The second one covered 2012 through 2016. So I really ought to do one for 2017 through 2021, right?
With that in mind, I started reading through my blog posts from 2017. On 4/11/2017 (exactly four years ago), I wrote that the daffodils had just started to open. This year, the daffodils busted out much earlier (on 3/25, according to this post). That is a huge difference in bloom times! Though I’ve never been consistent in writing about bloom times for the various flowers in the yard, I’m glad to have at least some records from the past. It’s interesting to make comparisons, even if I can’t necessarily draw any conclusions from them.
I also found a post about my nature albums. In July of 2017 I printed the larger of the two books. Here’s what I wrote about it:
…The book arrived this week. It’s beautiful. Truly. Even my husband, who didn’t really understand why I was making the album, said it was a real accomplishment. I am proud of myself for having worked so hard and having made something so wonderful. And now I feel like I could accomplish anything I put my mind to…
from “Proud,” 7/21/2017
I hope I can find such strong motivation again and reconnect with that feeling of being able to accomplish anything, because that would sure be nice!