Some shots for your perusal.

It occurred to me that If I was reading a blog by a photographer (I use the term loosely when applied to myself) I'd want to see some samples of their work (although for me it is most definitely play and hope photography never becomes work).  Therefore, I've attached a few shots below taken in the last month to demonstrate the level I'm at so at the end we can compare to where I've gotten.  I usually shoot with a Nikon D7000 (I recently switched from canon as all my gear got stolen and am loving Nikon) and process in lightroom.