growing up
The Robin nesting outside my front door laid three eggs all of which hatched but only two of her young survived. At the moment these young are going through rapid growth; the picture on the right was taken today and the one on the left three days ago. Soon they will be ready to fly away — I will miss this small family on my doorstep.
nikon d70s

I gave up film a long time ago so my SLR, a Nikon F80, has been in my camera bag for 2 years while I have been using a digital point-and-shoot. Tonight, after much deliberation, I decided trade in my F80 for a brand new digital SLR, a Nikon D70s. I was unhappy on the way to the camera store because the price they were giving me for my beloved F80 was not so good and I knew they would make quite a profit on it at my expense - plus I was spending so much on the D70s - so was I doing the right thing?
On route I called a friend from church and coincidentally at that very moment he was heading out to meet a buddy for coffee at Chapters right next to the camera shop. I agreed to have a coffee with them before I brought the new camera. Over coffee my friend from church took a look at my F80 and decided to buy it rather than have me trade it in. Knowing the F80 is going to a good home made it far easier to part with it. So then my friend and his buddy both came over to the camera store to give me the emotional support I needed in buying a new camera.
I then drove home and unboxed it - wow what a camera! But then I had to wait two hours for the battery to charge before I could take my first picture and here it is! Oh and yes I know that I should have set the white balance to incandescent before I took this indoor shot, but I have not got to that page in the instruction manual yet.
On route I called a friend from church and coincidentally at that very moment he was heading out to meet a buddy for coffee at Chapters right next to the camera shop. I agreed to have a coffee with them before I brought the new camera. Over coffee my friend from church took a look at my F80 and decided to buy it rather than have me trade it in. Knowing the F80 is going to a good home made it far easier to part with it. So then my friend and his buddy both came over to the camera store to give me the emotional support I needed in buying a new camera.
I then drove home and unboxed it - wow what a camera! But then I had to wait two hours for the battery to charge before I could take my first picture and here it is! Oh and yes I know that I should have set the white balance to incandescent before I took this indoor shot, but I have not got to that page in the instruction manual yet.
where is jason when you need him?
I was exploring an old church in England with my mom and we found this piano in a dark corner. A Steinway with real ivory keys! I played a few chords and the church resonated with sound. I said to my mom, 'I wish Jason was here to play it.' My mom, who met Jason on her last visit to Canada, agreed.
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