Why I keep taking photos...

I am not what I would call a professional photographer...yet. I have a day job. I still feel like I have SO much to learn. When I look at other photographer's work, I confess I get discouraged and feel like giving up. But I love it, so I keep at it. And, every so often, I get shots like these...

And I feel like the whole professional photographer thing might not be so far off, after all.