I’ve been having a tweak of the website today.
I reverted back to the original style that came with this theme and then created my own based on that.

The header image at the top is one i took almost a year ago in the garden. It had been raining very lightly one early morning and i managed to get a nice shot of the water droplets forming on the waxy leaves of a plant.
I dulled the image down slightly as i thought the dark greens may be a little too overpowering and take attention away from the main content area.

I’m sure i’ll get bored with this style eventually, so expect it to change as i go along.

Today has been quite constructive.
I’ve had plenty of time to have a fiddle with this layout and get a few things installed that i’ve wanted to get on here for a long time.

The most noteable change is the archive page. I’ve added a tag cloud or a keyword system which means you can see how frequently a certain keyword is posted to. It’s a different way to search posts, based on how popular keywords are. It’s a little more work for me as i have to add some keywords to another field when making a post, but it’s something i plan on getting used to.
I’ve also re-enabled the live archive, which can be found at the bottom of the archives page. It’s slightly more beautiful than the built in WordPress archive listing features, so i thought i’d run with it for a while to see how it pans out.

This design isn’t actually my creation, it’s a freely available theme create by Glued Ideas. However, much like K2 it provides a way to skin a pre-made layout, which is what i’m after at the moment.
I plan on tweaking a few bits here and there and then start work on my own theme for this layout, so hopefully i’ll get something that feels a little more personalised.