a) I used to go looking for things to photograph, now they come to me,
b) It gets me thinking about something else other than me
c) I get to see other parts of the world from the comfort of my chair
d) The online support and lovely comments
I can only think of one negative thing:-
a) As we in the U.K. are heading rapidly into winter I get VERY jealous of those on the other side of the world stepping into Spring, roll on Spring!
I do think you got its best side, and although in the US I also am not looking foward to winter either. Love your points about the project, I can identify with them.