Nice weather today, sun, snow and -22°C — -28°C, perfect winter weather. On my way to try out my first escape room event.

On July 1, 2021, I started a “200 days” project, i.e., I wanted to see if I could take a photo each day and put it online (I have many that I haven’t posted yet). Yesterday, 18 January 2024, the streak ended when I unfortunately forgot to take a photo. So the big question is, what should I do now?

The very ironic part is that I was in two meetings yesterday talking about photography, then I edited a photo to see if different crops could improve it. So, two hours of talking about photos + editing, and I still couldn’t remember to take a photo … 🤦🏻‍♂️

When I mentioned this online, I got several comments.

@odd @jean @pcora @jeroensangers @maique McTwist thinks that I should carry on, saying that I’m allowed to have a free day or use the photo I was editing. @bryan suggests that I check for an automated photo from a surveillance camera (unfortunately, I don’t have one).

@birming thinks that 2 photo meetings + editing equals one photo. @Miraz andseachanged suggests that it’s the end of a project, that I should enjoy the achievement and just relax.

@gregmoore asks a few interesting questions that need answering:

Now that the project has an end date, what it mean to you? I had to think about this. At the beginning, I was anxious about missing a day, a bit too much I would say. However, when I started this project I decided that I shouldn’t try to take a good photo, instead it would be enough with a photo. This has made things much easier and I stopped worrying.

Later, it became a habit that I’ve enjoyed (almost every day) and it has made me look at the world in a slightly different way.

It has also taught me that not every photo has to be the best photo, even a really “bad” photo can be a good photo.

Did you learn anything from so many hundreds of successful days? Yes, photos that are important to me, are not necessarily the objectively best photos. It has made me realize that I should take more photos of my daily life and save them.

Also, that “having” to take a photo each day has forced me to look at the world in a slightly different way. And that no matter what, there is always a photo to be taken … you just have to see it.

Did you learn less than you thought? I have to admit that I didn’t expect much, I expected to fail before getting to 200 days, so it has been a very successful project - regardless of what I decide to do now.

Will you restart or is another project calling to you? This is what I need to think about. As I see it I have three alternatives:

1. Start over, ending the project and see if I can get 933 days this time. Most honest.

2. Say that I’m allowed one free day/1000 days, post the edited photo and continue.

3. Start a completely new project that doesn’t involve taking a daily photo.

I need to think about this, I’ve taked photos so all three options are open to me.

Greg ends with “You’ve reached an exciting moment”.

Yes, I need to think about this over the weekend. which of solutions listed above should I choose … because I need some kind of project.

I failed. Yesterday I would have taken my 932 consecutive daily photo but I forgot. So now I have to figure out what to do.

Två ord som borde strykas från svenska är “snösmocka” och “snökanon”

How about a selfie - 2024-01-14, day 928

I don’t think I’ve posted a selfie before, so I assume it’s time.

Thursday’s highlight: A couple of hours of quality time with granddaughter
Friday’s highlight: A couple of hours of quality time with sons German Shepard.
Today’s highlight: A couple of hours of quality time with granddaughter

I’m on a roll 👍🏻

One of these fun temperature changes, it changed from -30 to -18 in less than 3h.

De som går utan mössa utomhus när det är -30 har ingen rättighet att klaga på att det är kallt

Silent start of 2024 - 2024-01-01, day 915

A slow start of 2024 - I hope that this continues for the rest of the year, but I don’t have high hopes.

The small house - 2023-12-31, day 914

What can I say … a bit chilly in winter, a bit warm in summer.

Hidden - 2023-12-30, day 913

Sometimes things disappear, or almost disappear, in the winter.

Bad design - 2023-12-29, day 912

Here is an example of bad design: this the door of a modern car, not perfect, but it mostly works

This is apparently how a car door should look today (but I hope it just my cars)

This a really bad design! Why, you might ask … well low at how the door is placed beside the roof, instead of below & beside as in top picture (the best way is below the roof). Still don’t see the problem? Well, imagine that is snowing, white, fluffy, light snow … where does it end up? Yep, in the that huge “ditch” between the door and the roof.

“Huge, it’s really small”

Nope, it isn’t, you see they have created a “pocket” between door and the roof. I assume it is so that water can flow there.

“So???”

Snow doesn’t flow

“??”

Since the snow is hidden in that pocket it can’t be brushed away.

“Yes??”

This is the result of opening the door, this is actually less than normal

As I said, really bad design. Or perhaps a sign that the people who designed the car never used when it was snowing

Being late - 2023-12-28, day 911

I didn’t get out until after 13 which meant that todays walk was a low-light walk

Waiting for summer - 2023-12-27, day

Waiting for summer when the tourists arrive

New and old

Visiting mum - 2023-12-26, day 909

Sunset where my mother lives

Just a test to see where this post ends up

Some things have changed over time

Trying to help - 2023-12-17, day 900

Trying to help by taking Albus for an afternoon walk. This my 900th daily photo in a row, my goal was 200 … I think I managed to complete the challenge

Morning walk - 2023-12-15, day 898

12 photos from a morning walk at the university