posted by erin on Jan 7
I think I may be a tad touched in the head. As you know, I started this 365 day photo project (btw, thank you to my loyal fans who have left me comments over there, that’s the BEST part of blogging!!) and I’m on a mission. On a mad, mad mission. It’s consuming me. I dream about it. Seriously.
Today I get this brilliant idea. I…am going to trek a very, very long way across a field…in knee-deep snow…with my child in tow…across a field… about 3/4 of a mile…across a FIELD!!!…to photograph a tree. A friggin’ tree!! Did I mention it’s -32C (-26F) with the windchill? But the sun was shining! (Always the optimist, I am!)
I’m far enough into my long trek that I can’t exactly turn back when I realize, I forgot my cell phone. At home on the table. A lot of good THAT’S going to do me when I’m a frozen, frostbitten, windchilled snow ornament in the middle.of.a.field!! So do I go on, do I turn back…what to do?! It’s me…of course I go on. I just tell myself, “Erin, this TOTALLY gives you something to blog about!” If in fact you ever make it home alive!
So I’m right about here…
…when I take note that it would have been quicker to drive AROUND the field to the other side and walk the 1/4 mile from that side than the 3/4 mile from this side. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Again, too late to turn back. On we trudge. Well I trudged, Aidan was in the sled.
Did you know that walking in knee-deep snow is a GREAT work out? Heh. The benefits abound. I was thinking I should get out and exercise, so there you have it. Eventually I turned around to see how far I was from home and realized that I was indeed going to have to walk BACK the other direction. Oh yeah, and I would have to walk against wind on the way back. Loverly.
By this time I couldn’t feel my legs anyway, so the shaking from fatigue wasn’t bothering me too terribly much. I got so close. So, so close to my destination when I gave up and turned around. I just couldn’t go any further. Sigh. At least I got some good pictures.
Oh, never fear…I WILL take a picture of that tree yet. I’ll find a way. Just watch I’ll get to it and it will be the most unspectacular tree, no doubt 
To see todays 365 pic go to my photoblog. You can view my other pictures on my Flickr photostream.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Now THAT is dedication
Good trudgin!
January 7th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I often think when things don’t turn out the way I had planned, “At least I have a good story for my blog now!”
January 7th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
You are just a brave woman who doesn’t let anything get in her way of her goal.
January 7th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
You are toooo awesome!
January 8th, 2009 at 1:04 am
hope your not too sore tomorrow from your journey and work out
all that snow
I watched a programme on TV last night about the truckers in your region – interesting
January 8th, 2009 at 7:44 am
That is too funny!!
Go Erin Go
January 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Wow, Erin…you are way hardcore!
January 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Veryy very impressive. you are a rockstar with quads like a rock! =) Good thing you pulled aidan behind you since walking by yourself would have been too easy =)
January 8th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
i totally sympathize. there are so many trees i want to photograph here, but they are only visible from the motorway, and at 60 mph i don’t think it’s a good idea to either pull over real quick or just snap it mid-drive. and i’m usually in too much of a hurry to figure out where to turn off to get to them.
but i ALWAYS gots ma’ phone on me!
January 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
You are definetely born to be an artist. I would say forget it and wait until a thaw. LOL