I've used the iTalk Pro recorder to try my hand at audio blogging or perhaps a podcast but haven't produced anything I like yet. There's a stiffness that comes from talking to a machine. Like talking to an answering machine. I wish I had a co-host to help elicit more humanity out of me.
]]>My hands hurt. As usual. It's a beautiful day. A good day to catch up on the many tasks needed to ease one's garden from summer to fall but I hurt too much to even contemplate it. I did make myself get out and do an "observation walk". While I was taking pictures, I wondered whether I should just record blog entries. After all, typing hurts too. And when I thought of all the things I wanted to say, I balked at the idea of typing it all.
So, if I figure out the technical side, I'll start audio blogging. I hope that folks will still follow my posts and comment. I love interacting with and learning from other folks.
In the meantime, ways I've tried to "garden" even when I can't dig, hoe or cultivate include reading garden blogs, participating in Dave's Garden, reading my gardening books, harvesting/sorting/labeling seeds, and watching vlogs. Netflix doesn't have gardening videos, to my post-surgery recovery disappointment. YouTube doesn't have a ton of good stuff in this category. The Garden Wise Guys looks promising, though. And I just subscribed to the Wiggly Wigglers podcast.
If I had a videocam, I'd be trying to make something myself. I took video production at BCM but haven't been able to do anything yet. I hate the idea of checking out equipment. I'd rather just have my own.