{"id":15164,"date":"2021-02-01T11:37:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=15164"},"modified":"2021-02-01T11:39:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:39:21","slug":"photo-blogging-challenge-january-2021-change-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=15164","title":{"rendered":"Photo Blogging Challenge (January 2021): Change and hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note: Please make sure you see the end of this post for the new way of doing things. It’s only one small change we made in November, but a change nonetheless. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just like that, the first month of 2021 is in the books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, it felt like several months packed into one, at least with everything going on \u2013 in my world, as well as the world beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Change and hope is something I am sure many of us look forward to, though I\u2019ll admit, we may be looking at it in different ways. We\u2019re still in a global pandemic, and there\u2019s still a ton of tension politically around the world. Here\u2019s hoping by the end of this year we are somewhat back to normal. People need that in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, we\u2019re here for a photo challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you all had a good first month of the year and here\u2019s also hoping for the future months to be as good or better. Be safe and healthy and here are my five for the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Hope for peace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve had quite the year behind us. I know this is a big hope, but I can wish, can\u2019t I? Even if the peace is just a little more calmness in the States and around the world. It would be nice for people to get along more. I understand many people are on opposite sides of thoughts and opinions, but let\u2019s remember we\u2019re all human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose this photo as when I see visions like this, I always wonder how we can\u2019t get along and enjoy these beautiful parts of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Hope to explore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t explore enough in 2020. I want that to change this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, with the pandemic, many things shut down, and often extended work hours, I got out of the practice of doing things I could still do \u2013 such as hiking, visiting parks, and geocaching. This needs to change in 2021. I have to get out and see things. There is so much within a couple of hours of me that there isn\u2019t an excuse to not go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Hope to geocache more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piggybacking off No. 2, I hope to just get out and cache more. I barely did anything in 2020 when it comes to geocaching. I just didn\u2019t have the drive. So far in 2021, I\u2019ve made the effort to get out a few times and I hope that will continue throughout the year. I\u2019m not saying I will be getting 1,000 finds or anything, but it would be a nice change to actually go participate in this hobby some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Hope to take more photos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one is a little different and is a change. By change, I mean actually get out with the intention of taking photos. I took a bunch of photos in 2020, but not usually with the ideas of it being a photo day. I want to get out with my camera again \u2013 not just my phone. I want to use some of the lenses I have and find places to get good images. I\u2019m not saying my phone won\u2019t be a major part of photography for me, but I want to do more with it overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Hope this glove got home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The glove sure seemed lonely. Here’s hoping the owner found the glove, or at least this glove continues to keep the lock warm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there are my five for the month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you took part in this month\u2019s challenge, make sure to link up below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people\u2019s blogs and comment (here, too!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE:<\/strong> We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I\u2019ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

** CHALLENGE CHANGE **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this point forward, I am going to do the next theme at the bottom of each linkup. Also, the posting date will now be the first of each month, thus giving you the entire month to take the photos etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means it’s a one-stop shop! Hopefully this helps out with everybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, below is the linkup for December. Make sure you drop your link there. The theme for February is I spy with my eye …<\/strong> Remember to come back on March 1 to link up and check out the theme for that month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Blogging Challenge: January 2021 results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n