11/03/2026
Something I’ve been doing for a couple of years now is this: if I like a photo but feel a bit nervous about posting it, whether I’m unsure if the edit is right, wondering if it’s even that good, or staring at it thinking ‘what on earth would the caption be’ I add it to my screensaver collection first. It gives me time to think about them properly, even if I don’t actually change anything.
For me, taking the photo and editing it is so much easier than actually posting it. And honestly… I have so many photos in that screensaver collection now.
This one has been popping up for months, and I haven’t changed a thing since the day I added it. I just had no idea what to write. Half the time I think, ‘Maybe I’ll just post it without a caption,’ and then that silly little algorithm‑voice in my head goes, ‘Well… no one will see it if you do.’ Which is ridiculous, because all I really want is to get my photos out there. So here I am, posting it anyway and asking the question: does anyone else do this, or is it just me?
If you know me, you know I’m rubbish at remembering the names of birds and this one was no different. I was even told on the Namibia trip, and of course it went straight out of my head. After months of seeing it pop up, I finally looked it up… it’s a helmeted guineafowl
