This is blogaversary number one. It was one year ago on 9/10/07 that I made my first blog. I started out a worried blogger who wondered if anyone would read what I did on my blog. Here I am 444 blogs later and am confident enough to share my hobbies with my friends. I have had over 15,000 visits to the blog. My blog has changed during the year, one of the changes was a new Canon SX100IS camera that increased my ability to make some fun photos. I thank any regular visitor and I try to check out everyone who visits me. The other thing that changed were the friends I have found on the web. I am not as good of a photographer as the people I see on the web, but I am happy with where I am right now. Will I get a new and better camera? That is a question that goes through my mind quite often. I guess I have to say to myself, we will see and you reading this will be the first to know.
You as a new blogger really should have no fear. If people come onto your blog that are wrong for you, delete their comments. This does happen with spammers and scammers. If they don't have an audience they will leave. If you like someones blog you should let them know you are there. I hope you realize that comments are the life blood of blogging. Have fun and people will realize that you are making a contribution from your life to their life.
So, happy blogging to all of you and let us see who will win the blog prize.
I would like to say a hearty thank you to all my regular readers and I will have a surprise drawing at the end of the month with a pick of someone who visits my site during September. It will be chosen at random and it will be based on my blog remarks. I will announce the winner and show the prize on October first.
A blog does take work but it is fun.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Why do I Blog?
I have had several people ask me recently why I blog. It is not an easy answer. It takes an effort to continually make post on a daily basis. You must be thinking of things to use for the blog and how you are going to present them. Blogging has definitely become a hobby which I enjoy.
My blog has changed over the past year I have been blogging. One of the biggest changes was the purchase of my Canon PowerShot SX-100-IS in early January. This little camera has improved my photographic ability by 10 fold. It is at the low end of the midsized cameras but works really well. The country concerts I attend do not allow removable lens cameras into the venue so my camera ends up being the best bet. The 8.2 MP makes it a great camera for printing quality photos. I did a photo shoot with all eight grand kids and am very happy with the results.
So, back to why do I blog?
1. I blog to share with others what is happening in my life.
2. I blog to share my love of four things: family, fishing, photography and country music.
3. I blog to meet friends who have common interest. You do find people who enjoy your interest and who will share their likes with you.
4. I blog to see what others in the world are doing. I have visited people throughout the USA, Canada, England, Norway, Portugal, Fiji, Singapore, Brazil, Greece, Philippines, Australia and Tasmania. I feel I have made many friends through my travels through the Internet.
5. I am able to share with new bloggers my experiences on the Internet.
6. Now the best reason is: I do it because I have fun blogging and feel a reward when someone enjoys what I've done.
I received a award from Carletta at Round the Bend as a Super Commenter. I feel comments are the life blood of the blog world. It lets people know that you thought enough of what they have done to take the time to tell them so.
I would like to pass this award along to Klaus at Virtua Gallery and Tom at Ohio Nature because they both visit and help me when I go astray on any of my identifications of birds and bugs.
My blog has changed over the past year I have been blogging. One of the biggest changes was the purchase of my Canon PowerShot SX-100-IS in early January. This little camera has improved my photographic ability by 10 fold. It is at the low end of the midsized cameras but works really well. The country concerts I attend do not allow removable lens cameras into the venue so my camera ends up being the best bet. The 8.2 MP makes it a great camera for printing quality photos. I did a photo shoot with all eight grand kids and am very happy with the results.
So, back to why do I blog?
1. I blog to share with others what is happening in my life.
2. I blog to share my love of four things: family, fishing, photography and country music.
3. I blog to meet friends who have common interest. You do find people who enjoy your interest and who will share their likes with you.
4. I blog to see what others in the world are doing. I have visited people throughout the USA, Canada, England, Norway, Portugal, Fiji, Singapore, Brazil, Greece, Philippines, Australia and Tasmania. I feel I have made many friends through my travels through the Internet.
5. I am able to share with new bloggers my experiences on the Internet.
6. Now the best reason is: I do it because I have fun blogging and feel a reward when someone enjoys what I've done.
I received a award from Carletta at Round the Bend as a Super Commenter. I feel comments are the life blood of the blog world. It lets people know that you thought enough of what they have done to take the time to tell them so.
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