So, please check out the other site as there is a different ring shot there, and here are a few of my favorites to tide you over.  The photographs here were taken in the last 3 years in Princeton, Chicago, Yakima, and Belfast (Northern Ireland).

The above and below photographs were captured on a wedding with my good friend Darci of Kazuri Images.

These shots were a result of EP’s first move when we got to the campsite: get down on your stomach in the dirt and start acting like you’re swimming in it!  I think he enjoyed the camping experience more than any of us!

Bryan and Leah had never been to this part of the coast, so we had fun seeing the sights (although we didn’t stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory!).  Below you can see we’re looking out from the lookout points below Neahkahnie Mountain on 101.  Espen wanted to have his picture taken specifically with Leah, which was really cool!

This inch worm latched onto EP at the beach and hitched all the way to the lookout where we left it off to enjoy the view.

After dinner in Manzanita we hit the coast really quickly to catch the setting sun.  Good times!

Although I’m still showing some photos of spring, yesterday and today have officially met the criteria for summer, with our current temperature in Princeton at 13:30 being approximately 87 degrees F!  Also, for those of you who have been missing the Espen photos, a new post is coming shortly to his blog, at nextgeneration.joelbock.com.

When I stepped outside today I was met with a mild humidity, covered by soft gray clouds.  The earth was vibrant with the color and contrast left by the recent thunderstorms, where all things seems to reveal their true shades.  University building stones popped with saturated texture, whereas before they had been bland shades of red and gray.  It was the general feel of the moment that caught me.  It took me back to days when I would step out of our apartment during our first year of marriage while living on the Oregon coast.  It’s hard to describe the experience unless you’ve breathed it continually for a year, so I would liken it (in my own experience) to sitting in an outdoor spa on a cool night.  It is not overbearing, but is the perfect compliment to what the situation calls for.  It is balanced.  Is it the cool night that is needed, or the hot spa?  I don’t know, but the two together are very soothing and peaceful, just as the feel of this morning.  It was while gathering in these surroundings that I noticed the abundance of dew converging upon the blooms and blades.  This photo sums up well the state of being I experienced earlier today.  I am grateful for the rain, for these moments.  For the balance of life when living feels full and cluttered.  The sense of depth after the rain brings new perspective on the ordinary, shows the gradation that had been unnoticed.

Yep, we had some snow roll in on Sunday night and I got out for a few shots today before it completely melted for the season.  Here’s a few shots from around the Princeton Theological Seminary campus.

And, on another note.  As I eluded to in an a comment on a previous post, we’ve decided to move back to Oregon for a while after much deliberation.  So, get ready for us back in the NW, we’re planning to return for a while!

Now, the fun part.  For anyone who wants to join in the “geeking out”, take a guess at which lense took which picture.  The lenses are: 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm, 70-200mm.  For whoever gets the most pictures with the right lense correct, I’ll give you a 5×7 of your choice from any of my images from either my blog or my nature portfolio (visit jebockphotography.com to find it).  Good luck, and may the best geek win!