Jazz Photography

I’ve had nothing but sunshine-related songs stuck in my head for the past 3 weeks… the first 2 weeks to help me survive the dreary weather, and this last week because of how surreal the sunshine has been!  The cheering effect it’s had on campus is amazing, and while it inspires me to finish strong & think of how close summer is, it also makes me want to run away & leave it all for the beach and home…

So if you don’t know what our SFG [Spiritual Formation Group] is like, let me fill you in- you’re missing out!! Within the first few days of this glorious sunshine, we decided to take a photography walk out in the wildlife preserve on Jessup’s property, and it was beautiful!  And such a needed respite from the monotony of  campus/academic related things.  Our group meets every Thursday for an hour, and one person gets to plan what we do for that hour.  So far we’ve done fairly spectacular things…

- ping-pong baseball
- prayer & worship time
- photography walk (ending in a picnic! complete with a         proper basket!)
- playing Apples to Apples
- finger painting!

SFG this semester is different than any I’ve been in, & I think God knew I would need this particular one right now for the release it provides near the end of the week.  The lightheartedness & prayer support involved lifts my spirits and restores my perspective after a [usually] hectic week.

As for jazz, (besides the fact that it’s what we’re studying in Music Theory right now… yikes!), we had a delightful little event here called “Something Like Jazz” that was a swing-dancing night!  We dressed up and went to dinner beforehand, and I must say, I have a lovely wing.  

There was a 19-piece jazz band, dessert, and a caricature artist! I didn’t get a chance to have mine drawn though, or else I’d show ya.

Check out this quote I read today:

“Don’t ever dare to take your college as a matter of course – because, like democracy and freedom, many people you’ll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you.”

- Alice Duer Miller

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