Life is a Video

Have you ever been out walking, or maybe driving in a car, when a favorite song comes on the radio or your iTunes, and suddenly the scenery around you seems to meld with the music? My girlfriend in high school used to describe that feeling by saying, "Life is a video!" And that's exactly what it's like -- as if you're watching a captivating music video with your very own eyes. You're living the video.

I had that sensation yesterday morning, walking to work. The sun was shining and the music was perfect and I thought, "I wish I could capture this somehow."

I decided to try. On my walk home in the afternoon, I took video of passing scenery, and later edited it together with the song I was enjoying through my AirPods at the time. I started out walking in sunshine and wound up in a hailstorm! (Well, just graupel, but still...) I took more than ten minutes of video, cut it down to three minutes, and voila! You get to experience my walk home, with the musical accompaniment of singer/songwriter Matt Berry.

I think it turned out well, except for me getting my fingers into the frame at the very end. Also, even though I walk quite fast, I never think I'm getting very vigorous exercise -- but as you'll hear I am breathing heavily by the time I get home, so perhaps I really am doing my cardiovascular system some good.

Life is a video!