Every day: Miracles

by Brian D. Gryphon

A collection of photographs from around Columbus OH accompany selected quotations on the theme of Miracles.

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Brian was born in Toronto some 50 years ago- the third of four children. He is at least the third generation of a cross-border family. His Mother was born in the USA (her Mother was from Canada and her father from the US) but moved to Canada to marry her first husband. Dad was born in Canada; his father was from Ireland while his Mom was born in Canada but raised by a relative in upstate New York. Mom’s older brother was born in Canada but moved to the USA to join the USAF during WW II – and raised two families (at different times) in the US. Brian’s brother (and family) now lives and works in the USA while their two sisters (and families) continue to live in south-western Ontario.

In addition to working various full-time jobs since leaving school, Brian has been producing photographic images for over 35 years. His first assignment was for his high school yearbook. He currently offers his photography on apparel & gift items, and as frame-able prints. Brian operates about a dozen web-sites; his on-line history goes back to CompuServe, Freenets and 2400 baud modems. In fact, his father introduced him to ‘puters by letting Brian write code (in ‘basic‘) for the IBM-xt.

Reviews

[Judie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanksgiving weekend 2000, Brian Gryphon was in an automobile accident which changed his life. While he was able to return to work six months later, he worked reduced hours until he was able to go back on the road until 2008, when he was laid off. Rather than dwell on his trouble, he was able to open his eyes and mind to appreciate the miracles around him, miracles that are available to all of us if we just look.
EVERY DAY: MIRACLES is a photographic glimpse at some of those miracles, accompanied by short comments by people as diverse as nineteenth century American poet Walt Whitman, Prince Gautama Siddharta “Buddha”, Israel Baal Shem, and Albert Einstein.
The pictures, all taken in Columbus, Ohio, make us pause and look at nature and our world with a new perspective. My favorite is “The Kissing Booth.”
As Gryphon quotes H. G. Wells, “We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery.”
The short (30 pages) book is a quick read which will bring you back more than once.
I received this book as a Goodreads First Reader.