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Quarantine Chronicles 2020 – A Photo a Day in May

For the month of May, while following the stay-at-home order in Ohio and feeling very un-inspired, I challenged myself to make one photo a day with a camera. I'd already been taking daily walks and making photos on my phone, but I wanted to be more purposeful. So I actually made multiple photos each day, but specifically focused on one simple moment and chose only one photo to post on Instagram with the #aphotoaday hashtag. There's nothing ground-breaking in this collection, but the challenge forced me to slow down even more and truly appreciate the day-to-day moments. At first it was a burden, as I was still heavy with lack of inspiration and general anxiety about the world. But each day I began to look forward to really making time for a photo. Some days were definitely rushed. Some days, my ideas and the outcome were pretty disappointing. I wish I had made more self-portraits and experimented more. But here it is, in all its imperfect glory, a time capsule of 31 personal moments, my 31 days of Quarantine Chronicles. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order, captured on either my Nikon D750 or my Fujifilm X100s. (click the thumbnails to enlarge — there are a couple that are pretty dark!)

thanks for looking!

Walter the warthog and other curiosities.

Pictured below: Walter the warthog is taken for a walk through the Cincinnati Zoo on a warm day in March. During the stroll, he abruptly dropped to the ground to roll around – I'm guessing he had to scratch an itch on his back! 

Not sure if this is the same peacock every time, or if there are multiple peacocks roaming the zoo… regardless, he's a lovely fellow, and this kid just reaaallly wanted to catch him and touch his colorful feathers!

Did you know that a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance? Well, I also witnessed a flamboyance of flamingos on a recent zoo visit. Quite a noisy bunch! "They have small brains," explained one of the zookeepers, as the birds appeared easily distracted and had to keep being redirected.   

Source: http://cincinnatizoo.org