My lonely guitar!  What is this seemingly insatiable desire for music and the making thereof? I don't especially enjoy being in front of people, I don't feel especially gifted musically although some have said otherwise, either way there seems to be a sort of 'haunting' desire to continue making music and writing and 'performing'. Venues aren't readily available and at this time and season in my life searching them out means time away from my young family. Perhaps now is a time of learning exploring and growing and at some later more 'convenient' season things will align more naturally for the expression of musical treasures grown in secret places. The challenge is to continue in the pursuit for the love of it. This must be the test of the gift; will you invest when the dividends are not yet guaranteed? Time will tell...

(thanks to Tim Reyes for this photo...)