Starting is always the hardest thing to do. An idea can stay burrowed away in a dark recess of the mind for a long time, but eventually it fights to get out. For a long time this blog was just an idea, partially formed and waiting to be fully realised, only if I stopped giving myself reasons not to. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started” – a famous quote by the American author Mark Twain rings ever-true for just about anything, and it motivates me to do the most difficult things in life. Thankfully I set up this blog for fun and not as any particular challenge, other than to put the fun back into writing for myself and explore a few interesting ideas at the same time.

I have previously written a blog many years ago, writing mostly about photography and showcasing some of my own photographs. Unfortunately I allowed the blog to stagnate and eventually abandoned it altogether just before another year of web hosting fees were due. It is something I regretted slightly as after some months passed I received email notifications of people who had left comments on some of the posts expressing genuine interest and feedback. I have wondered what may have happened if I had continued with the blog, but it is part of what has lead to creating a new one.

So what can you expect to see on the website, and why shouldn’t you just click off right now? Well I’m guessing if you’re curious enough to look for WordPress websites in 2019, you’re patient enough to give me and my sub-par writing a chance, so I encourage you to look around. As for content, my main passions revolve around music, photography and nature/the outdoors. I am currently studying a degree in Horticulture and so will be sharing some of the contents and results of my studies, hopefully to give an insight into the course itself and also some useful practical information. I feel it’s important to note that this is just a welcome, an introduction, a beginning, there is so much more to come and I am excited to see what this can grow into. I hope you will join me!

Well that’s it. You and I have both made it to the end of this short body of text. Fairly painless wasn’t it? Hopefully you agree and will consider sticking around, I’d greatly appreciate it. As the name of the website suggests, this blog is ultimately more about the process of creation, thinking and writing, rather than just the product it can bring. I hope through this we can both learn something.

A warm welcome to you and thank you for reading, Rob.