Instagram just might get me on a regular blogging schedule: Three cords of wood, Lynx at the window
Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 10:53PM 
I stress the "might" part. I am not really happy with how either of these pictures turned out, but... I took the first one with my iPhone this morning just as Jim the woodman was delivering three cords of firewood. As a further experiment, I instagrammed the photo, wrote a short paragraph and then posted to Instagram within five minutes after I took it - maybe within three.
Then I drove to Anchorage to pick Margie up from her babysitting duties and bring her home. Lynx was looking out the window as I walked from the car to the house, so, continuing the experiment, I took this photo with my iPhone. Then, I stepped into the house, instagrammed it, wrote another short paragraph and then posted it to Instagram, again, within five minutes of having taken it.
Then, I took about one more minute and posted both pictures, without the short paragraphs, to this blog in draft form. I could have easily included the paragraph and added a title.
So it struck me that rather than let this blog languish altogether between Wednesdays, I could make short little Instagram posts, right from my phone, and it wouldn't take me that much time at all.
Maybe I will.
In fact, I think will - for awhile as an experiment. Then on Wednesdays, and perhaps every now and then besides, I will post in my usual style.
Maybe it's a good idea, maybe its not. We'll see how it works out.
It's so quick and simple, I could wind up making more than one more post a day.
Reader Comments (4)
aww...give that little a BIG smooch!
Does 3 cords of wood get you through the winter? How many SF are you heating? We used to use 5 cords for two stoves heating about 1600 SF -- in Maine. You must be well insulated.
I think that's a WONDERFUL idea! WOW -- we won't feel like we are interfering with your work life, but will have a couple of photos and a paragraph or two. AND we can look forward to Wednesday blogs as well.
Lynx is growing up way too fast!!!!!
Wendy - maybe you won't come back to this post, but if you do, I apologize for not answering your question until now. I tend to approve this comments on my phone, but don't like to respond to them on my phone. I thought of your question many times after I approved it, but never when I was at my computer.
No, three cords will not get us through the winter, but it's as much as I felt I could pay for right now - plus, we probably have a cord left over from last year. Our house is VERY WELL insulated. This could be enough, but I am going to try to pick up another cord in September or October.