Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I wanted to talk about the cycle of life, in terms of the seasonal changes.

Cyclical Monochrome Monday

At this point, I've collected several years worth of photographs and saved them on my computer. It's a really enjoyable thing for me, as many of them I have very brief but fond memories of the situation and place we were when I took the photograph.

The other really enjoyable thing with that is that I get to enjoy and observe the cyclical nature of life and the environment we live in.

Having the ability to observe the things around us, which is heightened by having a kid who is fascinated and enjoys the small things in life, really brings things back into perspective for me.

As an adult, we ignore so many things when we are in our early years. I'm certainly not middle aged yet, unless I would die in a few decades, but I think that I am at a point where I am able to slow down a little bit and appreciate the small things around us more than I ever have in the past. Is this an effect of being a parent? I certainly think so!

The beautiful thing about that, and enjoying taking photographs, is that I tend to try and take some photos when I'm out with my wife and son, or just with my son, so that I can enjoy and appreciate things later on down the line. I certainly tend to write about the things on Hive in terms of the adventures we have, but going back and looking at the memories of the time are really fun.

Taking a look at the various seasons and how they change is a fascinating and somber moment. The pictures that I've chosen here; some of them are from this year, some of them are from last year and the year before. That spans not only 3 years of MY life, but 3 years of my sons life. He has changed so much in 3 years, it's really fascinating but at the same time, sad to know that he is getting older and changing.

It is the life of a parent for sure though, and our ability to take them from a helpless infant up to an adolescent and eventually teenager to adult, it's a pretty wild experience. I'm certainly not at the latter stages yet, but we are getting there year by year.

Taking the pictures here and flipping them into black and white helps me focus a bit more on the pictures themselves and the thought of it, instead of some cool colors. I think that's one of the things I really enjoy about black and white photographs, it gives you a deeper thought than you do with color photos. That's at least my personal experience with them, and I expect some share that, and some don't. That's the fun thing about being a human, we are all different!

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