#baretrees

Snow and the sunset at Natick Community Organic Farm

Snow in Seattle is rare but beautiful❄️. It’s cold, but compared to other cities, we’re lucky. Late today, I took a short walk🚶‍♀️. The snow is gone though there were still small deposits on the north sides of houses. There are NO FLOWERS in sight🚫! I hoped to find some to post today, but winter still has a grip🥶. The best treat was seeing Mt Rainier out in all its glory🏔️. A few days ago, I saw an encouraging story about one of my favorite subjects: Instagram.  Petapixel, a photo blog📷, began, “A new report claims that Instagram Reels views are plummeting while photos are finally performing better on the social media platform. 📰” They quoted Adweek, a US advertising trade publication, which said Reels views are falling as IG corrects its emphasis on videos🎬. Social strategists have reported Reels as earning fewer views, where the performance of photos has improved🙂. (feed-post engagement had decreased by 44%. ) Maybe you’ve noticed fewer Reels in your feed 🎞️ or better performance of your photos🤳? Or perhaps your Reels’ views have been underwhelming 😢?  IG’s change of focus impacts marketers who prepared budgets to create video content in 2023 💰. The changing priorities have messed with many of us, but have also impacted branding agencies, undermining their ability to develop effective strategies for their clients 📊.  At least IG applies pain evenly as both users & advertisers have been penalized by poor leadership 🤕.  Have you ever started a diet, & quit, then wondered 8 months later what would have happened if you’d stuck with it 🤔? IG must have asked itself why it spent so much time & energy to catch up to TikTok 😟. The push was a failure ❌. If it stayed true to its focus, everyone would understand what to expect here 👌. Photographers who fled, would likely still be here; users would’ve felt less angst about posting Reels; & new users would understand photo imagery is Instagram’s strength 🏋️‍♀️. Is this good or bad news, or do you care 🤷‍♀️? PHOTOS: #seattlesnow #wintervibes #babyitscoldoutside❄️ #baretrees #mtrainier #myneighborhood BOOKNOTES: Warm (HUGS) to IRL friends @t1dveganmama @dougplummer @lynn.purdy (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpE_TJLOsp0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

2022.12.15: Bare Trees Nr. 2 - Tod’s Point, Old Greenwich, CT #baretrees #trees #todspoint #greenwichpoint #oldgreenwichct (at Tod's Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmNRc-vu3kN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

she's filled with secrets. 📕🔥 : #book #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #twinpeaks #isegretiditwinpeaks #laurapalmer #thesecretdiaryoflaurapalmer #ildiariosegretodilaurapalmer #firewalkwithme #davidlynch #sperlingandkupfer #baretrees #woods #📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaUpwF8txYA/?utm_medium=tumblr

"You are enough just as you are" . -Meghan Markle . Fieldway Road facing west at Kenway Road. . . . #streetphotography #streetphoto #streets #street #streetlight #streetsign #powerlines #houses #housesalongtheroad #snow #snowontheground #sidewalk #baretrees #winter #winterstreetphotography #winter2022 #february2022 #february #bluesky #blueandwhitesky #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #meghanmarklequote #meghanmarklequotes #meghanmarkle #torontophotographer #etobicoke #etobicokeontario #residentialstreets (at Etobicoke) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZo_glyrU9n/?utm_medium=tumblr