Hi everybody! I wish I had learned about this site earlier! I would have done the other challenges! 

Oh well, here's my submission: It's a short narrative about how I went about tackling this challenge.

Here goes nothing!

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            As I set out on this task,  I said to myself, “What around me is mysterious and intriguing?” I kept my little point-and-shoot camera poised and ready to capture my big mystery. As I waited by the bus stop on the way to school, I began my search. I scanned left to right, up and down and around. I couldn't find anything. There were no mysterious aliens, paranormal events, or anything remotely strange.

            After a few days of finding nothing, I began to feel frustrated with my results (or rather, the lack thereof). As the deadline for the contest grew near, I began to feel desperate. I consulted a friend who has been known to “think different”. He told me, “maybe what you're looking for is right under your lens; try looking a little harder for your mystery.” I took his advice with me on the next day of school. Waiting by that familiar bus stop, I once again looked for my scoop. I scanned left to right, up and down and around. It was the same scenery I had seen everyday, but this time it was somehow... different. I started to take pictures of anything and everything: The scarlet red mailbox standing tall and proud. The faded fence bleached by the sun's rays. The pine tree whose branches protruded into the sidewalk, glistening with the morning dew. It felt as if even though they were there everyday, that was the first time I had truly seen them.

             Feeling satisfied with my pictures (and my battery empty), I pocketed away my camera for the day. When I finally arrived home, I reviewed my photos to select one for submission. And then, I found it. In the ordinary scenery I visited every day, my mystery that had eluded me all this time appeared right in front of me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Can you find the mystery in this everyday scenery? This is my challenge to you. Stay sharp and have fun! Hint: Zoom in.