Looking Backwards

From the Heath: photo by Cliff Hutson

The end of the year is an excellent time for most of us to take stock of the things we have done over the past twelve months. One can look back and ask some hard questions. Did you grow and learn important truths about life, and who you are? Did you take meaningful steps toward accomplishing your hopes and dreams?

One of my aspirations for 2018 was to post to this blog every other Wednesday, and, with this entry, have achieved it.

'Why do such a thing?', the astute reader may very well ask. It could be said that this blog is, in a sense, my gift to you the reader. It is a gift of my talent and my dedication. But, the truth is that i do it to amuse myself, and to keep my mind occupied.

I began this endeavor in 2007. The early years were quite spotty. And, during 2010 - 2014 most of my writing was devoted to "Rambles with Holly"; probably the stronger of these efforts.  As I write this, I see that the page views for the all time history of "Pictures and Words" are only 25,732. Not a heck of a lot, and there is only one follower. Still, it has been fun.

Many musings of this sort include a "top list" of some sort. I am going to do five. This might make an interesting Venn diagram as there is a strong correlation between what I feel was some of my best writing garnered some of the most views.

The Top 5 of 2018:

“Eating Well”

“Long Haul Dining”

“a·nal·o·gy”

“Reading Log 2017 (Plus Robots)”

“Southern Greens”

They are all about food or books. I wonder what that says about me?

Food Photography: photo by Cliff Hutson