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Ice Crystals and Light

S.E. Fairbanks
Jan 10, 2023

Walking in my backyard on a cold, winter day.

S.E. Fairbanks, taken in my backyard

One morning last week, I was up early. A friend from church wrote to me about something and, before finishing, said something like, “Hey, you need to take your camera outside this morning.” I looked out the window, immediately noticing that our backyard looked mostly dreary and uninspiring.

Even so, I went outside, camera in hand, and took a few shots. On top of our fence was a thin layer of ice, not more than a millimeter high. A layer of ice crystals, with the naked eye, doesn’t look like much. But from the lens of a camera, the imperceptible beauty of an ice crystal becomes a work of art.

This story was originally published on my substack page at https://sefairbanks.substack.com/p/ice-crystal-and-light

I hope you enjoyed reading it!

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S.E. Fairbanks
S.E. Fairbanks

Written by S.E. Fairbanks

If I must err, let it be in the direction of love. I am a man in process of being perfected in love and growing in Christlikenes. DoEverythingInLove.com

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