Hobbies

**In my spare time...**




**//Photography//:** **This hobby has crept its way to the top of my list. In 2010, I purchased my first digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera. It is known more commonly as a Canon XS Rebel. I find that people enjoy looking at their daily visual images much more when there is a twist of excitement present. The way to obtain this 'twist' is to find an interesting angle on something that would normally be considered uninteresting.**

**//Drawing//:** **This is a tedious hobby, one that requires hours of strict devotion. It is nearly impossible for me to walk away from my art piece and come back the next day to finish it, so I try to draw only when I know I have time that can be spent in silence and solitude. Generally I get my ideas from a photograph that I took with my Canon Rebel or from magazines.**  **//Music//:** **In the privacy of my own home, I do sing. I love to listen to all kinds of music. Just to mention a few genre's: country, hip hop, pop, 80's, 90's, rock. My favorite band is The Beatles.**

**//Reading//:** **Recently I purchased an Amazon Kindle. I believe this was one of my most brilliant ideas thus far. I am an avid reader, one who feels the need to carry my book with me everywhere I go, just "in case" :) This lightweight gadget allows me to do so much easier that ever before. Another benefit is the ability to have essentially my entire library with me in less than 8 oz. Amazing, huh?**

**//Swimming//:** **Although I do not have a pool of my own, I greatly enjoy being in the water. I especially like to snorkel, as you can see in the image below. Please note, I am not a professional swimmer, it is simple recreational fun :)**

