May 3, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge

May 3rd: “Music”

Oh what a beautiful day!!! Mid 70’s….sun shining full force….stunning blue sky with stark white clouds!!! Just what the doctor ordered!!! I spent the day just enjoying life…..I popped in at the church to take this photo for today’s daily photo topic…..met up with a friend to go for a ride to get gas at the Rez and have lunch at the Indian Falls Log Cabin Restaurant……ran a few errands…….mowed my lawn……and now I’m writing this and will go outside on the deck to sit and read for a bit when I’m done!

About this photo — I opened our hymnal to the first hymn – “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”, which is one of my favorites and just felt right for today – a day full of joy and beauty!!! I put it on the music stand on the piano in our sanctuary and focused on the view over the pews to the stained glass window of St. John. It was deliberate to fade the focus on the hymn…..not to diminish it, but to show that the music is fills the room. I also took the same shot with the music in focus and the background out of focus – I’ll post it below – but, decided my first instinct for the photo is the one I really wanted to go with. Although, both photos represent today’s photo topic well….just from different perspectives!

So, I’m posting this and heading out to my deck to read and soak in some more of this glorious day!