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Boxed Moments
Ruben Cress, 2022on Foundation
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Foundation
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"Spring of Life"

It's 13 September 2014. I have no idea how this day would end and that this photograph would mean so much to me.

The weather was alright, with enough clouds that would diffuse the harsh sunlight. But I did not know that these clouds would quickly turn into monsters and that not soon after that, all hell broke loose. Thunder, rain, and wind took over in a flash. Imagine I had to take cover for the lightning while I was a perfect lightning conductor. I have found shelter between the greens around me and not only that, I found this little creek with a brass plate that gave this beautiful 'golden' shine to the streaming water passing it.

My camera died this day not so long after I took this photograph. 41 minutes and 35 seconds to be exact. I did not expect that water would find its way into my weatherproof/magnesium case this quickly, but then again, it was raining bizarrely much. I ended up driving home instead of sleeping in a comfy hotel in the Harz to see if I coul