I've artificially limited myself to a maximum of one or two photographs per day, to not just dump reams of photos in a public drive somewhere without signifance. I don't plan to have any real chronological order although I expect it to be more or less possible to catch up on what I'm doing with more current posts. At times, I expect not more than a sentence or two to be written but I am alright with that. After all, sometimes you just look at something and go "Yup, makes sense to me. Don't need to english class this."

This image was taken with my old point and shoot from a moving car after getting up at 4:00 in the morning to go upcountry and watch the sunrise. I don't know if the remarkably clear sky is usual or was a result of sheer luck, but I love the dual sets of clouds that secure their respective mountains and demonstrate the sheer scale of Haleakala.

I wrote the initial draft of this introduction over a year ago. In that time I have found numerous excuses to avoid continuing and shelve this scrappy project. However, I am happy with its current technical state and am inclined to make a valient effort. I have never before been so far away from home yet I find it important to still search for the beauty in where I am. If I can get into a habit and write some of my thoughts down too while at it then all the better.

This is the beginning of a little experiment I'm trying out. Not to be a collection of Nathan's greatest hits, though those will certainly find their way in occassionally, but instead a sprinkling of what I find meaningful or plain beautiful. This, in one form or another, is something that I have wanted to try out for a long time. Preferably outside the reach of flashy apps vying for attention where it can be something for myself and potentially a few others. Nobody will accuse it of lacking character that's for sure.

Hello World.

-Nathan