Google "orbs". I don't know what you think they are, but I like to think they're alive.

The notion that orbs are dust, droplets of liquid on the lens, or that they're caused by other environmental factors, is looking less and less credible to me. I am not a particularly credulous person - but if it were a matter of droplets on the lens, the droplets would be in the same place in all the pictures. Anyone who's had a camera and taken pictures in foggy, dusty, or rainy conditions knows that.

All the pix in this gallery include the original, big version, so if you click on Original, you'll get a clearer picture of the orbs.

I like orbs a lot - in fact, I find them charming and delightful. I've decided I want to believe in them. My feeling is that if something's unprovable, anybody can safely believe in it without damage to the world, as long as they're nice about it. If it doesn't hurt anyone, there's no reason not to. And there's no requirement to prove the existence of orbs scientifically if you feel like believing in them, unless you also believe that science (as it stands at this, or at any given point in history) has all the answers. Then you may believe that if you wish. I choose not to need a scientific explanation for everything.

I like orbs. I think of them as friends, and as magical beings, like fairies or good spirits. Of course, it may mean I'm crazy, but no more crazy than most.

If we have to honestly admit someday that the orbs we see in our digital photographs are not what we thought they were - fine, I hope we can have a laugh about it. For now, I am charmed, and I want to get to know them better.

My dear friends the Meads have made an excellent DVD on Orbs, please check it out -

http://orbstheveilislifting.com/Orbs/Home.html