Well, OK - in time honoured tradition - annual performance review.
So, who saw that coming?
Anyway, let's start with the positives.
I did hit my goal of 366 pictures of the day (and 12 pictures of the month). I did take an implausibly large number of photographs (mostly down to being shutter happy while on Shetland). I did manage four blocks of time on Shetland and of the four Alpine holidays booked one did actually happened.
I've probably eaten better this year than in recent years - and I'm attributing this to having more time to cook and the splendid veg boxes we've had from UE Coffee Roasters early in the year and from Riverford more recently.
I did finish my camera refresh, and finally trade-in my bag of Nikon kit for Sony kit. I'm counting the trade-in as a win, since I usually hang on to old cameras until they are covered in dust and have absolutely no value.
I did finally hang up my IT and Ed Tech hats and retire (for now, at least)
And, the numbers!
Pictures of the Day
365 in 2018 / 365 in 2019 / 366 in 2020. Lets assume I'm going to be aiming at 365 for 2021. My picture of the day archive now (or at least as of 31st December 2020) stands at 5852 days.
Pictures of the Month
12 in 2018 / 12 in 2019 / 12 in 2020. See below for evidence from 2020. Aim is for another 12 in 2021.
Photos taken
Took about 25000 photographs in 2018, 24000 in 2019, climbing to almost 39000 in 2020. I'm putting the increased 'productivity' down to new cameras and my wild enthusiasm for being in the mountains in February, and at the coast in July, October and December.
Desk Days
Have definitely spent less time at the desk (any desk) this year - but the working from home 'opportunity' really did confuse my counting - am going to abandon this metric going forward. I'm also going to abandon the phrase going forward going forward.
Distance Walked
In 2018 I walked just under 2000 miles, dropping to 1700 miles in 2019. Aspiration was to get to 2000 miles this year, but circumstances. I did get to just over 1500 miles, but I'm aiming to get closer to 2000 in 2021.
Blood Donations
Failed badly here - having given blood very regularly over the last few years, I've got out of the habit - so I need to report a very poor return here. Sorry. I will get back to this at some point
Shetland
In 2019 I only managed 39 nights spread over 10 stays on Shetland. Despite COVID, I did clock up 51 nights on Shetland and three of the four stays involved Northlink, so my flight-footprint has been much lighter than in previous years - I've not been on a plane since the first of March. Am hoping and intending to spend more time on Shetland this year, but current travel restrictions might yet get in the way.
Blog Posts
And finally, in 2018 I posted 28 blog entries, in 2019 this climbed to 29 and in 2020 this jumped to 66 (mostly as I rambled onto about ordnance survey maps during the first lockdown).
Pictures of the Day
365 in 2018 / 365 in 2019 / 366 in 2020. Lets assume I'm going to be aiming at 365 for 2021. My picture of the day archive now (or at least as of 31st December 2020) stands at 5852 days.
Pictures of the Month
12 in 2018 / 12 in 2019 / 12 in 2020. See below for evidence from 2020. Aim is for another 12 in 2021.
Photos taken
Took about 25000 photographs in 2018, 24000 in 2019, climbing to almost 39000 in 2020. I'm putting the increased 'productivity' down to new cameras and my wild enthusiasm for being in the mountains in February, and at the coast in July, October and December.
Desk Days
Have definitely spent less time at the desk (any desk) this year - but the working from home 'opportunity' really did confuse my counting - am going to abandon this metric going forward. I'm also going to abandon the phrase going forward going forward.
Distance Walked
In 2018 I walked just under 2000 miles, dropping to 1700 miles in 2019. Aspiration was to get to 2000 miles this year, but circumstances. I did get to just over 1500 miles, but I'm aiming to get closer to 2000 in 2021.
Blood Donations
Failed badly here - having given blood very regularly over the last few years, I've got out of the habit - so I need to report a very poor return here. Sorry. I will get back to this at some point
Shetland
In 2019 I only managed 39 nights spread over 10 stays on Shetland. Despite COVID, I did clock up 51 nights on Shetland and three of the four stays involved Northlink, so my flight-footprint has been much lighter than in previous years - I've not been on a plane since the first of March. Am hoping and intending to spend more time on Shetland this year, but current travel restrictions might yet get in the way.
Blog Posts
And finally, in 2018 I posted 28 blog entries, in 2019 this climbed to 29 and in 2020 this jumped to 66 (mostly as I rambled onto about ordnance survey maps during the first lockdown).
Pictures of the Month 2020
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| January - Scat Ness, Shetland |
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| February - Austria |
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| March - Bury Knowle Park, Oxford |
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| April - in the garden, Oxford |
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| May - Lye Valley, Oxford |
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| June - Lye Valley, Oxford |
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| July - Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
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| August - Shotover, Oxford |
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| September - in the garden, Oxford |
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| October - Quendale Bay, Shetland |
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| November - Lye Valley, Oxford |
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| December - Quendale Bay, Shetland |
