2024 09 27
I love living in a place with defined seasons. I love how the weather became noticeably spookier a few days ago. I love that weather can, in fact, be spooky. I could do without all the spider webs, however.
We’re about to watch a scary movie. Embrace the spooky.
-Clayton
A nighttime stroll. Wilmette, Illinois. May, 2024. © Clayton Hauck
I love living in a place with defined seasons. I love how the weather became noticeably spookier a few days ago. I love that weather can, in fact, be spooky. I could do without all the spider webs, however.
We’re about to watch a scary movie. Embrace the spooky.
-Clayton
2024 08 14
This is not a politics blog.
I did have some thoughts while out on a run this morning that I wanted to put into words. Previously, my thinking was that, post-disaster-presidential-debate, there was no way both candidates would not be on the ballot come November. Well, after some likely strong-arming by Democratic leadership behind the scenes, Biden did step aside, remarkably. This, obviously, changed the entire dynamic of the race in ways most of us likely did not expect. While the dust is still settling, it seems clear that Trump no longer seems like the likely winner in the upcoming election.
All that said, I just wanted to get a dated, on-the-record prediction that I now think it’s highly unlikely that Trump remains on the ticket. It’s still far from a guaranteed outcome, but I’d give it healthy odds: say, 5:1.
The most interesting outcome would be to see Trump take some kind of back-room plea deal and step aside to let Nikki Haley run atop the ticket (legalities of this may be dubious but surely they’d find a way), but I doubt the Grand Old Party would allow a woman to step into the role as they likely see having a man up there against a woman as their clear advantage. Time will tell. Crazier things have happened. We still may be stuck with the orange guy for another four plus years. I’m not getting too excited just yet.
This is not a politics blog.
-Clayton
Man, woman, dog. It’s the dog days of political summer. Wilmette, Illinois. June, 2024. © Clayton Hauck
This is not a politics blog.
I did have some thoughts while out on a run this morning that I wanted to put into words. Previously, my thinking was that, post-disaster-presidential-debate, there was no way both candidates would be on the ballot come November (see: 2024 06 28). Well, after some likely strong-arming by Democratic leadership behind the scenes, Biden did step aside, remarkably. This, obviously, changed the entire dynamic of the race in ways most of us likely did not expect. While the dust is still settling, it seems clear that Trump no longer seems like the clear favorite in the upcoming election.
All that said, I just wanted to get a dated, on-the-record prediction: that I now think it’s somewhat unlikely that Trump remains on the ticket himself. It’s still far from a guaranteed outcome, but I’d give it healthy odds: say, 5:1.
The most interesting outcome would be to see Trump take some kind of back-room plea deal and step aside to let Nikki Haley run atop the ticket (legalities of this may be dubious but surely they’d find a way), but I doubt the Grand Old Party would allow a woman to step into the role as they likely see having a man up there against a woman as their clear advantage. Time will tell. Crazier things have happened. We still may be stuck with the orange guy for another four plus years. I’m not getting too excited just yet.
This is not a politics blog.
-Clayton
2024 07 27
Today, an image of a rainbow. My career backup plan is to start a company making positive affirmation calendars. I’m heading up to Milwaukee this weekend to workshop this idea with some potential partners, along with hitting the lake to capture some fresh duck imagery. I’m optimistic we’ll have a successful workshop session and next week, I’ll be back with an endless supply of positivity, healing, and fresh vibes for the blog. Have a fulfilling weekend, everyone!
-Clayton
Rainbow in Wilmette, Illinois. June, 2024. © Clayton Hauck
Today, an image of a rainbow. My career backup plan is to start a company making positive affirmation calendars. I’m heading up to Milwaukee this weekend to workshop this idea with some potential partners, along with hitting the lake to capture some fresh duck imagery. I’m optimistic we’ll have a successful workshop session and next week, I’ll be back with an endless supply of positivity, healing, and fresh vibes for the blog. Have a fulfilling weekend, everyone!
-Clayton
2024 07 06
Being about halfway through a year of daily blogging, I’m finding myself wondering the benefits of doing this. While I’m not considering stopping, I am wondering if the strict requirement of posting each day is helpful or if it’s more likely causing me unnecessary stress and leading to boring posts nobody cares to look at, thus bringing down the overall quality of the entire project.
Yeah, I’m an over-thinker.
The image I’m sharing today is a nice callback to the first post (2024 01 01). It was taken in nearly the same location at nearly the same (seasonally-relative) time of day, with only the trees providing a variation with their leaves.
My sister is in town staying with us and she’s always doing something fun and creative (which I often end up copying). This time, it’s The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One process the book teaches is doing your “daily pages”, which is basically writing three pages in a notebook first thing in the morning. It doesn’t have to be pretty — just get it on the page! Brain drain style. I love the concept behind this process. It also had me wondering how much of this here blog is actually my organic version of morning pages; my version of therapy.
-Clayton
Moon through trees. Wilmette, Illinois. May, 2024. © Clayton Hauck
Being about halfway through a year of daily blogging, I’m finding myself wondering the benefits of doing this. While I’m not considering stopping, I am wondering if the strict requirement of posting each day is helpful or if it’s more likely causing me unnecessary stress and leading to boring posts nobody cares to look at, thus bringing down the overall quality of the entire project.
Yeah, I’m an over-thinker.
The image I’m sharing today is a nice callback to the first post (2024 01 01). It was taken in nearly the same location at nearly the same (seasonally-relative) time of day, with only the trees providing a variation with their leaves.
My sister is in town staying with us and she’s always doing something fun and creative (which I often end up copying). This time, it’s The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One process the book teaches is doing your “daily pages”, which is basically writing three pages in a notebook first thing in the morning. It doesn’t have to be pretty — just get it on the page! Brain drain style. I love the concept behind this process. It also had me wondering how much of this here blog is actually my organic version of morning pages; my version of therapy.
-Clayton
2024 01 01
Even years are better.
I was born on an odd year, on an odd day, in an odd month. You may say I’m odd, and that’s exactly why I’ve decided to — after years of wanting but failing to — start a daily photo blog™️ at the ripe old (odd) age of 41!
Surely this will be my ticket to Photography Fame & (fortune, sadly, is no longer possible in the photography industry) Busy Work. You may even be blessed by musings and insights as good as this!
So buckle up and enjoy the ride. We’ll see how far we can get before the car runs out of juice.
Happy New Year.
Clayton
PS- Thanks to Richard Avedon for naming this website. More on that later.
Moon through trees. November, 2023. Wilmette. ©Clayton Hauck
Even years are better.
I was born on an odd year, on an odd day, in an odd month. You may say I’m odd, and that’s exactly why I’ve decided to — after years of wanting but failing to — start a daily photo blog™️ at the ripe old (odd) age of 41!
Surely this will be my ticket to Photography Fame & (fortune, sadly, is no longer possible in the photography industry) Busy Work. You may even be blessed by musings and insights as good as this!
So buckle up and enjoy the ride. We’ll see how far we can get before the car runs out of juice.
Happy New Year.
-Clayton
PS- Thanks to Richard Avedon for naming this website. More on that later.