While I was home, I borrowed my grandmother's old bible. It is well worn and much loved.
If I could have one thing of hers, other than this bible, it would be her wedding ring, which she had given to me many times but I declined. Instead, I wrapped yarn around it so it would fit her finger. My Mother has it and I did ask for it before my wedding but she declined. I'm sure that the ring will be given to somebody else but such is life in my family.
It's that time of year again. Spring Polaroid week. My first two entries are taken with the Impossible Projects PX100, Silver Shade, First Flush film.
The next three of my PX100 Silver Shade prints. It is one finicky film but it has some quality that I find very appealing. I have to images left to make. Kind of wishing I spent more money now but it'll have to wait.
I am excited to receive my first pack of this new film for Polaroid sx-70 cameras from the Impossible Project. Next week, I hope to try it but I must confess to feeling a bit intimidated by this film. Early results show it to be a very particular film. I'm just so happy that integral film is back in production for our Polaroid cameras. Fuji never stopped making integral film but it only fits their particular camera.
Wish me luck.
I took my coffee outside and played a bit. The above photo is the result of pulling two white tabs in a row instead of pulling the picture tab. Wasted what amounts to 3 images on that one pull. Oh well....
Have a great weekend. It's finally warming up around here and hoping the rain melts the rest of the snow. The sun might feel warm, but when the wind blows across the snow, it's a bit chilly.
I had this long entry written about suffering in my head this morning but now I'm sidetracked by earthquakes and tsunami warnings. While my heart goes out to earthquake victims and those in the path of a potential tsunami, I must speak my mind a bit. An earthquake is a geological event, not meteorological. Interviewing a meteorologist is sort of like having an eye doctor extol the virtues of your exercise equipment as an expert. While man can cause an earthquake through explosions and mining, it is still a geological event. The weather has nothing to do with earthquakes. The movement of the earth's tectonic plates has nothing to do with how warm or cold it is. I suppose as a news source, you have a meteorologist on staff but a better person to interview would be a geologist. While there is a kind of meteotsunami caused by a deep depression and atmospheric pressure the sort that creates cyclones (hurricanes), this tsunami is a direct result of a geological event (wikipedia).
Enough said.
My heart goes out to those who are suffering and hurting in Chile, even while the world is still coping with Haiti.
I return you to winter fun.
*edited for spelling
Embrace the imperfect might just become my mantra for 2010 for who among us is perfect?
I have often thought of calling it quits, this world we call blogging. I've not blogged anything of substance in too long to remember. But still, I keep it open and post an occasional photo remembering that I originally started this venture as a photo blog. My photos often speak for me but just as the spoken/written word can carry different meanings, my photos do the same. For me, photography has often been my way of coping with the turmoil in my life. The images I share tend to hold a moment of my life within their pixels. You just have to look with your heart to see what I'm seeing. Don't worry if you don't, though. But I do encourage you to view my photos with your heart and not your brain.
On a rare sunny day, I stepped outside with my Polaroid in hand. The first was taken at the end of a film pack and the leader got stuck resulting in an awkward pull. The imperfect Polaroid is one of the many reasons I love Polaroid.
Flickr's Fall Polaroid Week 2009 began today and runs through Friday. Be sure to drop by the group pool to witness even more Polaroid goodness.
A fish smokehouse and ropes found in downtown Marquette, Michigan (UP). There is just something a little bit special about towns located along the water and those with a hearty fishing industry. Also, located in Marquette, Northern Michigan University. Marquette is the largest city in the U.P. with somewhere around 20,000 residents.
I took a few Polaroid photos on my trip but not many. The weather was cold and rainy making me reluctant.
Marquette, Michigan (UP) along the shores of Lake Superior. I only took a few Polaroid photos on this trip. The weather made it so I was reluctant to juggle more cameras and film.
After struggling for two days to install a wireless printer, I succeeded tonight. I was just reading a direction wrong. Go figure but I can print/scan with the new MacBook from anywhere. Well, maybe not scan but print. ;-) I was ready to call Geek Squad but figured they'd cost me more than the printer.
Otherwise, planning a trip up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with the extended family. That should be interesting.
Monday became better when taking the advice of a friend. Chocolate really does make things better along with a yummy, extra-foamy latte. Indulgence. Life is just too short to hang on to disappointments and anger. Moving on or at least attempting to do so. It ain’t always easy. If it were, the self-help section of bookstores wouldn’t be so huge.
Wishing you a fabulous Monday. Me, I’m thinking it’s a good day to stay in bed.
*Now playing: Anything I'm Not by Lenka - Lenka*Now playing: Anything I'm Not by Lenka - Lenka
Allison or until your American Idol contractual obligations are up. I couldn’t help myself, I clicked the buy button on the duet she performed with Adam Lambert. Okay, so I’m an Idol dork for doing so.
Just in case you were missing it… a Polaroid (edging cropped).
Dang, I decided to see why my connection to the Internet be so slow and see yet another Windows Vista update. I think that’s like three in the last week, maybe more.
*Now playing: Slow Ride (American Idol Studio Version) by Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta - Slow Ride (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Standing in the snow and ice. More experimenting with that close-up filter on the Polaroid 250. 
No explanation needed. 
Cassie is my favorite model. Polaroid week continues with day 2 and day 3 entries.