Joy!

So many fun shots of joyful jumpers that I had to break with the usual format and try a foursquare. . .

Top: Nick does a triple axel (um, sort of) at White Sands, NM; Ripley (who could jump like this for hours, according to Ana June, who took the photo) in Santa Fe, New Mexico;
Bottom: the exuberant Jet in Olalla, Washington (shot by Randy King); me at Lake Waccamaw, NC (the lake where I was born. My dad, Grant Egley, wanted to try out the "sports" setting on his new camera)

Which came first?

Heard about this one on Radio Lab. The episode was about searching for the truth and included an interview with filmmaker Errol Morris. Here's a bit about the photos from Radio Lab's website:

Taken in 1855 during the Crimean War, the —photo — titled "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" by its photographer, Roger Fenton, is one of the first photos ever taken of war. And it may also hold the title of First Faked Shot.

As Errol explains, it turns out there were actually two photos -- both taken from the same spot over 150 years ago. One image famously shows a road littered with cannonballs (top) while the other shows the same road with no cannonballs (they're off to the side in ditches) (bottom). Which one came first? And why would the cannonballs have been moved?

 You can hear the story here.

Lilies of mystery

On the left: Our Lily; on the right Arum Lily.

This looks like a scan from an old book, but I haven't been able to find anything further. If anyone knows more about this, please let me know. . .

Thanks for the tip, Melissa!