(via Twitter: GA's Aaron Goodwin grabbing the clouds)
Lately I have been racking my brain about what to post! I love reading all the fascinating and clever posts on the blogs I follow. Many of you are great story tellers and amazing writers. Some are very knowledgeable on anything paranormal, and ghost related. I have learned many things I never knew on the subject. Some have educated me on why places may be haunted or taken me to places I never heard of, and telling stories of their history and haunts. I may not be as verse on the subject of the paranormal as many of you are, but I love learning as much as I can about it.
The one thing I find that I am enjoying lately is the history of Arizona and other places. If you knew me in high school and even college, I barely made it through those classes. Now, after two years of unemployment and researching my family’s genealogy, I have a renewed interest in history. I also have a renewed interest in art, specifically in photography. I want to focus on posting photos with the history behind them.
I have a personal blog that I started in 2008, http://therandommindofmissjulie.blogspot.com/ . I didn’t know what I would be posting or even how to make it interesting for anyone dropping by to read it. I decided to share my family and thoughts with everyone and if they were interested they would decide to keep coming by and maybe even commenting. Lately, the blog has been inundated with my Granddaughter, Kennedy’s, pictures. She is my first grandchild and I am a proud Grandma. I was lucky enough to get some great followers who have interesting blogs. They are all worth the read, but there are three I would like to make a point of mentioning:
Stephen Baird - http://nikonsniper.blogspot.com/ . He posts amazing photos that he has taken in many places. Most of his photos stand alone on the post and don’t need any explanation. He shares his world through one photo at a time and occasionally he will write an interesting blog.
Then there is Les Barr - http://thisiscorker2.blogspot.com/ known to us as Corker2. Les not only posts the most interesting photos but he gives us the history too. He takes us all over his state of PA and other places. He even shares his most personal past and present events in his life.
Another blog I enjoy reading is Chesapeake Bay Woman - http://lifeinmathews.blogspot.com/ . She also shares photos of where she lives but has a humorous way of telling stories about the quirky people around her. She delves into the history of living in Mathews, as well as what is happening today.
I like how these people not only posts interesting photos but give you the personal side of what they are all about. This is what I would like to do as well. I’m not a professional writer or photographer but I am passionate about both. I have many pictures of interesting places that I have been and the stories behind those places are just as fascinating. I have noticed that my posts which have gotten the most comments are the more personal ones (Santa Bob Will Rogers and My Grandpa and TheseOldDoorknobs). I enjoyed writing about them because they were personal. I will continue posting new horror flicks or TV shows coming out, crazy photos (thanks to the GA boys) and stories that I come across. Those are part of what this blog is all about. I’m also hoping that Mike will add a post or two, but I do understand that he is a very busy boy.
I just want to say thank you to all our followers and others that stop by and read our posts. We greatly appreciate it.
~Julie~
