PHOTO-A-DAY CHALLENGE

It’s Been a Year Now

Week 51 of the photographic documentary of my daily life

Celebrating one year of the photography challenge. I still can’t believe it. It’s been a year now that I’ve been posting weekly this documentary of my daily life. For 51 weeks I’ve taken every single day one picture and shared it.

I’ve learned so much in this time. I’ve learned about noticing the small things in life. I’ve learned about nature, flowers, and life. I’ve learned to slow down and sometimes to speed up.

But I’ve also learned a lot from all the other writers taking part in the challenge. I’ve learned about different cultures and countries. I’ve learned about habits and about photography.

This year has been amazing out here on SNAPSHOTS. I am so thankful for being part of this amazing community. Thank you to all the editors out there keeping this publication alive. And thank you Dennett for starting this challenge!

Today I am posting again from above the clouds. I changed perspectives on this jump. I wasn’t the one taking a passenger on a ride through the sky but I was the one capturing it all. This shot was taken shortly after we left the plane.

I had a student today I was training who went up and did his very first skydive today. Together with my partner in crime, we jumped out with the guy holding him in freefall until he pulled his parachute. Then we brought some distance between us and also opened our own parachutes.

This is when this shot was taken with the camera mounted on my chest. I was making a turn flying back to the airport. You can see the end of the runway on the left.

The weather predictions for the weekend were unimpressive to say it politely. It was rather crap. At least if you are planning to work in the sky. Thunderstorms and heavy rains were rolling in. Therefore all work had been canceled. We drove to my parents where I caught this pollinator enjoying his lunch in the garden.

Same objects different days. Sunday morning when we went to the garden when some raindrops were still hanging on the plants. This pollinator didn’t just get to feast on the flowers rich in nectar but could get a glass of water at the same time.

Back home again. The more I travel through the country working in different corners of Germany, the more I do embrace my very own home. It’s just so quiet out there. And peaceful.

It’s peak season for the pollinators and the lavender growing on our terrace is a hub for all bees and other insects. This little fellow just took off from the flowerhead to stop at the next one again.

It had been raining last night and according to the view this morning lots of moisture had been collected in the forest. I love those misty mornings offering a gloomy view of the valley.

The title image was taken in the same 5 minutes like this one.

And because sometimes one picture per day isn’t enough just like Dennett said, here is a second one for the day. Every time I do drop off my husband for his German lessons I do spot this bush of the common chicory but today I did not forget my camera and got the chance to capture it rooting out of the pavement.

Some plants or people do not need much space in life in order to grow and thrive!

This has been my week in photographs. 7 days. 7 photographs. Anyone can join. Once. Or weekly. It doesn’t matter. We welcome everyone! Dennett was the one starting this photography challenge sometime last year and many have participated ever since.

Erika Burkhalter / Eileen Vorbach Collins / Sasha Meyer / Tracy Aston/ Lisa Bolin / Juan O. Aguilera / David Wade Chambers / Mia Verita / Susan Alison / LensAfield / Barbara Radisavljevic / Diana Lotti / Barbara Dalton / Kim Zuch

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