We've had a friend visiting for a few days to help build out his photography portfolio and get some nice pictures of stuff around the farm, which I'll be sure to share once I've gotten them. It's super nice to have outside perspective - I don't always feel the progress that others perceive, and don't give much credit to the work that's put into it. I should put more into validating myself and my efforts, but it's still nice when other folks help out with that.

I'm also nearing functional completion of my bookshelf project but have been a little bad about documenting it for !diy - I have a few photos I'll share once I have regained some of my bandwidth. I'll still have to do the trim but will be able to start storing our books, records, and stuff there soon instead of all the small shelves and stacks scattered around the house.

Wednesday morning edit: a few weeks ago I met another photographer, one who works for National Geographic. They reached out this morning to see if I'd be interested in collaborating on a project or two of theirs and I'm crazy excited for that opportunity