leaving tomorrow
Today was a taking-it-easy day; nothing was going on, just getting ready to leave tomorrow. The weather is finally shaping up, so there's no wind to speak of, mid-50s for a high, nighttime still in the 30s.
Things are supposed to warm up a bit when I get to the Bosque Del Apache. Nights will still be pretty chilly, but daytime should get into the 60s. I'll probably stay there for a week, which should give me enough time to take way more pictures than I need of the various birds that live there. But I enjoy just being there, and taking pictures of large birds like the cranes is what I call fun nowadays.
I've got enough video clips to make a video of Storrie Lake State Park, and getting the video clips as I walk around the State Park is pretty easy. It's putting them in the video editing software and trying to cut and splice random clips while constantly making decisions on what stays and what goes, which is why I dread making a video.
I'm just not a very good video editor. I've probably got 15 or 20 minutes of video clips, and those 15 or 20 minutes have to be cut down to less than two minutes of something that's semi-watchable without causing brain damage.
I also have to overcome my procrastination, which keeps telling me I'll put all the clips together tomorrow, and my laziness prevents me from even starting.
That's a lot to overcome, and some of you may be wondering why I even do this. That's a good question that I ask myself every now and then. It comes down to "it's a challenge."
Walking around outside with my camera and taking a snapshot or two requires no effort on my part whatsoever; in fact, I enjoy it, but making a video is different. Making a video is a challenge. Why do I need a challenge? It keeps my mind thinking, it challenges my mind.
Working with video editing software is difficult, especially when you're 78. Most of what I learned yesterday is forgotten today, but that's what I need. Going through life on cruise control is not good. Most folks need change. Change is a challenge, but change is the last thing A lot of folks my age want to deal with… and they’re probably right, but I need a challenge, and there’s always a challenge when you’re on the road, especially if your boondocking
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A few of the Canadian geese that hang around Storrie Lake.
There was some fog hanging low over the land, but it never got to the lake.
Due to all the water in the lake, many trees have been inundated and will probably die.
I’m staying at the campground at the earthen dam area of Storrie Lake. At the other end of the lake is this old bridge that’s shut down and off-limits because it probably wouldn’t hold a rider on a bicycle without falling in. This bridge is over the inlet for the lake and is a little over 1 mile from where I’m camped.
This is the fourth campground at Storie Lake State Park, and It’s only about 100 feet from the old, falling-apart bridge. This easy two-mile, round-trip walk is very popular with old folks walking their dogs.
It’s easy because there are no hills. The Park itself is flat, but the altitude is about 6500 feet, which gives some of the older folks problems.
I don’t have a dog to walk, so I walk my camera. My camera is a great companion; it’s quiet, doesn’t bite, and I don’t have to clean up after it.