pre-dinner photo...

Snapped this one before we headed out for dinner tonight...

an empty nest...

Amazing how time flies... Only yesterday, we were walking Sadi into her Kindergarten class with Ms Sikes at Bowie Elementary. If only I had realized at the time that the wheels were set in motion for this inevitable day of dropping her off at a college campus and having to return home to an "empty nest". Some days, while raising her, we were able to get past certain phases/attitudes knowing that this day was coming. On other days, as it got closer, I couldn't even let the thought cross my mind without tearing up.

A little over a week ago, we had the task of moving her to another city, unpacking all her stuff, giving her hugs (and one last piece of advice), getting into our car and driving away. Not because we wanted to; because we had to. Without going into too many details, I really felt as if I left a piece of my heart in Stephenville, Tx that day. There is no way to describe it without using the word 'void'. That being said, as the days have passed, the void has began to be filled with anticipation, hope and excitement for her. 

Below are a few photos that were taken with my SX70 camera and one pack of Impossible color protection film. I took a few digital photos with my iPhone and Fuji x100s, but these photos will be my "go to" images for remembering the day... 

as easy as flying a kite...

Sherri and I took Pyper out to fly kites today. Pyper really liked the idea of flying a kit. The trouble was, when you handed her the handle, she panicked an threw it down every time. Sooooo... Sherri and I spent alot of time flying the kites and chasing the kites when Pyper let them go. Was able to at least capture one image of the afternoon...

catastrophy averted...

Captured this image today with my Polaroid Big Shot camera. I started having trouble with the developer spreaders a few weeks back and this image was the last one that I was able to pull through them before they completely broke apart. As you can see, it tore the edges of the film and the developer only spread on part of the image. Film is so unique in that an otherwise ruined image can be salvaged. In addition to saving the image, I fixed and improved my Big Shot camera. I had a Polaroid back for a Hasselblad camera that I bought at a garage sale for $5. The roller assembly snapped right in the slot where the spreader bar assembly was on the Big Shot. Until I get a Hasselblad camera, this works great...