It Has Only Been HALF of 2024? :-)

A look back through a lens holding to beauty

So we’re halfway through 2024 and…whew. It.has.been. six months and the next six are going to be…interesting… as well. There’s a lot I could recount in my own life but also in the wider world, but I want to simply look back through my camera lens (and through the lenses of a few others) and share some of my favorite images from each month thus far as well as share videos of six months of the two benches I’ve been following.

So, I’ll start with the bench videos. Both are set to music from a duo called Poor Bishop Hooper and the music is an instrumental from their musical interpretation of Psalm 106.¹ I will also include links to slower videos of them if you prefer those without music.

No Music - Long Version

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No Music - Long Version

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January

Montreat, Frozen Soap Bubble, Scout in the Fog, a rare sunset photo, and sunrise over the snowy lake

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February

Lunch with Carrie Newcomer!, Retreat bridge at night, a subtle cross in the clouds, a uniquely placed feather, and my oldest with his lightsaber in the fog at college

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March

Two stunning sunrises, a goose in an unusual place, a bald eagle at Sharon Woods, and then my favorite fog photo so far of the year (you'll need to click through on that one for the full sense of it)

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April

My favorite solar eclipse photos, Spring starting to appear, my favorite local waterfall, and then a beautiful morning pano

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May

When a flooded lake creates beautiful moments, fire, an inquisitive meerkat, and the duck family

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June

Spring and summer in full effect along with a right-place-right-time moment at sunrise

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I’m curious, would you share the comments which of the above connected with you or spoke to you?

Some Stats So Far
Total photos kept - 752
Kept Bench Photos - 135
Bird Photos - 74
Sunrise Photos - 184
Sunset Photos - 26
Tree Photos - 46
Labyrinth Photos - 38
Lego Photos - 1

Grace, Peace, Love, and Joy,
Ed

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1. https://www.everypsalm.com - I love the work that they have done with the Psalms both lyrically and instrumentally. They share all their music for free and it is a beautiful gift. If you are a lover of the Psalms as I am, take some time with their beautiful creative work.