Today is day 24, I believe, of the quarantine
To be honest, it took me a while... I spent the first few days without knowing what to do
I was refreshing the news almost every 5 minutes, but I've finally settled on a routine that is helping me
stay fit, sane and also provides a little bit of time for some photography work
the storks say hi
In this video, I wanted to give you a glimpse of my life here on the farm
and also share some images that I've been able to make these days
This path right here is where I hike every day
it's a walking path that goes through my parents' backyard
It's not huge, I think it's like 1/10th of a mile from side to side
I spend a couple hours a day walking back and forth, I walk at least 6 miles here
I also try to run at least 15mi, or 25km, a week, not on this path because it's not ideal for running
so I just do it around the house
it takes a few laps, but it's doable
I also exercise indoors, in the house, I use an app called "Adidas training app", I like it because it has a bunch of
exercises and workouts that don't require any equipment, like squats, jumping jacks, sit-ups, push-ups...
stuff like that, that I can do with just a simple mat
They are exercises I can do while traveling or when I'm confined during a quarantine
After spending 30+ years living a mostly sedentary life, I had been trying to get some exercise,
I had been trying to be more active
I exercise not only to stay healthy but because whenever this ends, I'm going to be more than ready to go hiking
in the mountains, at the coast, and do whatever it takes to make good images
I try to keep my mind busy as well, I've been reading a lot lately
I'm really into biographies now, I feel like they are great ways to get into great minds
I'm currently reading "The rise of Theodore Roosevelt", it's a very long book, 1,000 pages
While I don't love the parts about politics, I really, really enjoy reading the parts about his adventures in the West
in the Badlands, in the Dakota Territory
Reading his notes and diaries about those landscapes, it really brings back some memories from my trip to SD
or my times in southeastern Oregon
I really wish I was there photographing those landscapes right now. Soon, I hope.
Next on my list, since I've been enjoying so much reading about nature, is any work by John Muir
I haven't read any of his books, but his work is supposed to be very good and very inspiring,
so I look forward to reading him
These are some other books that I've enjoyed lately
As you can imagine, walking here day after day on the same path for so long
can get a bit boring so what I do sometimes is listen to podcast
I like to take notes on my phone while I listen to those podcasts because they usually give me a lot of ideas
to talk about on my blog or even here
and these are some of my favorites
Photography, as usual, is still a big part of my life
as silly as it may sound, I still carry my camera with me all the time, even on these walks just around the backyard
I'm always ready whenever inspiration strikes, or the storks do something
I photograph the storks and all the other animals around here: dogs, cats, insects, whatever I can find
I also photograph flowers, the moon, the clouds, the night sky, even storms
besides making images, these videos take a lot of my time and I've been going through my big collection of unprocessed images
I've also been working on books and I have the first one ready to go
you're going to be hearing about this one pretty, pretty soon
And now, even though they are not my best images by any means, I wanted to show you some of the images
that I've been making around here
This is my new life now, this is my new normal
I am very aware that I'm very lucky to be here, because I have kind of freedom of movement outside
I can still do some photography
I think it's important to find things to focus on, things that keep you busy so you can keep going
Please feel free to share whatever you're up to these days that keep you busy
and also recommendations about books, podcasts, movies, whatever
I hope you all are staying healthy and safe out there
Thank you so much for watching, and see you in the next one!