[Leica] Don's PAW Back to basics, lighting the tree

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Adam,
When we were young we did not understand why our parents were glad to have
us home.  Being young we thought that we were a PIA.  Amazing what a few
decades make.

Thanks for commenting.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 12/18/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Don,
>
> Thanks for sharing the joy of having Mary back from college. I'm certain
> it
> was a joy for you. This year will be the first in which we have most of
> the
> kids home. Erik couldn't get leave from the Navy to be home at Christmas
> but
> dropped in mid-week. But Meg and Tom and his fiancee will be here for
> Christmas. They'll go up to the Sierra to cut the tree on Wednesday.
>
> Thank you for sharing this moment.
>
> adam
>
> On 12/18/05, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Mary came home from school this week with three priorities.  First was
> to
> > finish a major paper for her final grade, second was to catch up on
> sleep,
> > and third was to get our Christmas tree up and decorated.  This weeks
> PAW
> > is
> > really a family snapshot, but sometimes items of vast personal
> importance
> > can be trivial.  For example, the reed organ in the background was
> carried
> > by wagon from Connecticut to Nebraska in the 1860's and was restored by
> > SWMBO's Grandfather.  The candlesticks in the background were turned by
> my
> > father under duress from my mother who wanted two inch candles for a
> > Thanksgiving meal many years ago.  So, sometimes, trivial items of
> little
> > meaning to outsiders are very important.
> >
> > Anyway, first up:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album317/maryandthelights
> >
> > Second, getting busted is sometimes fun.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album317/maryglares
> >
> > Last,  my personal favorite although flawed as a photograph by an overly
> > bright background and a just missed focus.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album317/marysettinglights
> >
> > So, to all of my many friends at the LUG saloon, have a wonderful end of
> > year.  Spend time with your loved ones; reflect on those departed; do at
> > least one act of charity toward the undeserving; and keep pushing that
> > shutter, who knows what could happen.
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com
> >
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