on the pier.

Today was a wonderful Easter. My roommates and I (along with the help of one of their visiting moms) hosted an Easter lunch/potluck. Lots of people showed up, and although I didn't really know any of them, it was a great time. Later, after the people dwindled down, the remaining group of us ventured out to watch the sun set at the beach. We spent a bit of time on the pier after it got dark and luckily, I brought along my camera. I was saving this photo in the "April" file for my blog photos and noticed I posted one a year ago today…which happened to be this photo of a cobblestone road in Philadelphia. It struck me how starkly different my life is now compared to a year ago. Not only in geographical terms, but in every aspect.

The contrast between the photo posted a year ago and the one taken today is a perfect representation of how constant change is in my life, and I'd like that to be a running theme as long as I can manage it.

I'm going to be making a huge effort to start getting out and taking more photos in the coming months. I've even got some new projects underway. One of which is a collaboration with a close friend. I'm so excited to get it started and I know it'll tug at my creativity and force me to work on my photographic eye again.

shark tank.

This is another shot from my trip to Sea World. I went through the walkway underneath the shark tank twice because I wasn't pleased with my photos the first time around. I still didn't get exactly what I wanted, but I did find it humorous that the man in the foreground stood there looking at his phone the entire time. I also noticed later that there's a girl wearing a USF sweatshirt in the background…which is the first college I went to before transferring to Harding. Anyway…I love aquariums. They're so blue and watery. Apparently I have nothing constructive to say about this photo, ha.

no reaching.

I recently went to Sea World for the first time. I'm a fan of animals of all sorts, but when it comes to sea creatures, dolphins always seem top my list. I'm not sure if it's because I'm from Florida and used to go to the Gulfarium on school trips and dream of my eventual stardom as a dolphin trainer, or just because they're absolutely incredible and beautiful creatures. Whatever the case…I always enjoy a good dolphin sighting, whether it's in the confines of an ocean-themed park or out in the open seas. I think one of my favorite parts of my Sea World experience was that, just shortly after I took this photo and moved to the opposite side of the dolphin area, a rambunctious dolphin came swimming by the crowd that was so hastily leaning over to "pet" them and slapped a wall of water into their startled faces. It was hilarious…mostly because I managed to escape the soaking wave and watch from a safe and dry distance.