2010 turned out to be an extremely rough year for the family. With my mother's passing, September 27 and some serious illness with the rest of the family, it was hard enough. Add to that the deaths of four friends and an aunt on Christmas Day and all this made for a very rough year.
Even going into January of 2011, things still hadn't settled. But now, everything seems to be getting better, evening out and calming down. I certainly hope so anyway. I am in need of some quiet, restful time.
Now, however, spring in right around the corner and the early spring events have already begun to start. My weekends are filling up quickly. But I still have quiet time, like this morning and they feel good.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
A New Toy
Using some inheritated money, I was able to buy myself a new camera. I got a Canon 7D. This is a really cool camera and it arrived just in time to learn how to use it for spring.
I'm thinking I'm really going to need it this year.
Some winter pictures of my neighborhood.
The dog, Bratley no longer goes for walks with me anymore. His joints have begun to break down and even walks can get painful for him. So I opt to leave him at home now. He will still go to the mailbox with us and is actually beginning to enjoy car rides. He will be 12 in August.
I think I'm really going to like this camera. The sharpness is so totally on and I like the idea of using multiple points of focus. It appears to do really well in dim and low light as well as compensates with the white light for the sun. It has all kinds of adjustments for all types of lighting and has an extremely fast shutter speed for when we decide we want to photograph wildlife.
The sharpness brings out the depth of Tootsie's coloring in this shot. She is actually one of the prettiest diluted cocalicos I've ever seen. Even after three years, I'm still getting a charge out of this cat. She is silly, sensative and deeply bonded.
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