My most favourite
If you visit my blog often you
might have gathered I go for a walk most mornings and always take my
camera. This morning I was a bit late
setting out, however, so missed the birds waking up.
By the time I arrived they'd sorted themselves out and had already decided what
sightseeing they were planning to do for the day. 
Except for this magpie. He's still undecided.
I’ve been trying to figure out how he landed up there. Not to mention balancing on that spike. Ouch!
I think the cow is wondering the same thing.
I could spend all day out here taking photographs and enjoying the peace and quite. No wonder it's my favourite way to avoid writing my book (at the moment, specifically, Chapter 21).
There are other way of course. Talking on the telephone, sending emails to friends and family, going out for coffee, shopping! (always takes up lots of time), social media (that can take up the whole day). The list goes on and Chapter 21 waits!
What is your favourite avoidance tactic?
I love your excuse's for not writing chaper 21...with your beautiful surroundings I can certainly understand how easy it is to opt for a walk and photo shoot rather than trying to figure out what to write next when you feel temporarily "blocked."
ReplyDeleteI have faith "21" will come to you in a flash soon because you are an excellent mystery writer who weaves your intriguing plots into eagerly turned page burners.
I love the magpie and cow photo's and the landscapes are magnificent.
Anna, you are a gem and make me feel guilty. I must get back to my Chapter!
DeleteMy favorite way (since I'm working on a historical true crime book) is to say "I need to do more research".
ReplyDeleteAh! Another excuse I can add to my list, Marilyn. There must be endless possibilities.
DeleteSad to say, food is my favorite avoidance tactic! But on the plus side, I've given up (yes, actually uninstalled) spider solitaire. It's made a difference.
ReplyDeleteAnother diversion is Twitter. And that's a diversion under the guise of marketing!
Marla, you show great fortitude in actually uninstalling spider solitaire. Food is definitely a pleasurable avoidance tactic. And Twitter, well, I wouldn't have met you if it weren't for Twitter, Marla. Thanks for commenting.
DeleteHave a serious beach problem here and a temperature that is +100 most days... Need I say more..?
ReplyDeleteAs it is minus 5 here this morning, Rosie, I wish I could join you.
DeleteYes and yes and yes - have to admit (and shame on me as a photographer) that taking photos isn't my favoured displacement activity. I find myself constantly drifting online. Twitter is one culprit, and to be fair it takes hours a day to retweet all the fellow authors who have retweeted my books. I really ought to disconnect the broadband. I've even been known to use the excuse of doing research for my writing (though sometimes it's true). Well, what can you do when the unit on which you write is also the source of all procrastination. It was so much easier in the days of type writers, though those tedious rewrites typing it all out again with two fingers were a pain.
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing me with yet another excuse to avoid my current difficult bit in my new book!
I'm happy to have been able to provide a distraction, Flickm. And I remember the days of the typewriter well, but it wasn't as much fun, was it? Happy distractions to you.
DeleteThe dog ate my homework and the cow ate your motivation. LOL.
ReplyDeleteYou could be right, Lenni.
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