My first post in June was perhaps a bit misleading. I got off on a false start. It turns out I was not ready to begin my life as a blogger. Setting up the web page was far more work than I thought, even with using a starting template. I wasn’t sure I wanted to have a blog, or what I would write about. Now that I have had two months to think about it and the patience the last two days to persevere through the technicalities of going online, I hope to spend a leisurely two hours a week maintaining it. The intent of this blog is to promote my photography business. Along the way, I hope to share the inspiration, skill, and adventures behind the photographs. There is a gallery page associated with this blog where eventually I will sell my photographs, although currently the business is not dependent on that activity. HandleyCraft Photography was organized as an entity to shoot archival photographs of university stage productions. However, my passion in photography coincides with my love of the outdoors. Shooting landscapes is always a good excuse to take a hike. Of particular interest to me are wildflowers, both as specimens and as an element in the overall landscape. I begin chasing the annual wildflower bloom in the high desert of California in late February and finish at the tops of the Mountains of Utah in August, just in time to watch the aspen leaves gracefully fade to golden yellows in September. Winter is my slow season for making photographs, although there is much beauty in the quiet and cold snowscape. I hope you will find enjoyment and inspiration through the images I share on this platform.