I wanted to post again as  a follow up to an earlier post, in which I outlined what I thought would be some of the major challenges of 365, the photoblog that the Wife and I have maintained since our wedding day. At the time, my biggest concerns were not having enough ideas of things to take pictures of. In retrospect, how in the world someone could assume that this great world of ours would run out of beautiful things to show us, is ridiculous. More likely, as it turns out, is having the camera on hand when those moments present themselves, or remembering to take a picture when you do.

This project has been more of a struggle than either one of us would have imagined, I believe. The light at the end of the tunnel, in regards to the effort that the site requires, in the way of planning, and acting, is that it has forced us to work better together, and to communicate better to each other. We have had multiple arguments at one time or another about who was supposed to be taking pictures, and whose fault it was that none got taken on a particular day. The site is genuinely a microcosm of our marriage. It takes effort from both of us to succeed. When issues arise, the better that we communicate with each other, the better that they’re handled. We’re in it together.

That doesn’t mean that we still don’t argue about certain aspects of the site. She scolds me at times for not putting in enough effort, or not taking the initiative in regards to taking pictures, every day. I get upset sometimes about her picture choices, or her titles, and I can get just as upset as she can if a day gets missed. It’s interesting though, in those times when we do see quite a few pictures get taken in a particular day, or on a particular weekend, to see which pictures that she thinks should be representative of that day. Do you choose the picture that is most descriptive of the events occuring, or do you choose one that highlights moods or feelings about those activities, or do you go for the most beautiful, even if it’s non-descriptive. Those days, though, are rare.

Most days, we just like to take pictures of our cat.