The week in review 2.9.13

Posted on February 10, 2013 by mack505

2.1.13
Impulse Autofocus / Impossible PX680 CP

2.2.13
Retired
Automatic 250 / FP100c

2.3.13
Horizontal
Impulse Autofocus / Impossible PX680 CP

2.4.13
WOW! Closed.
Automatic 250 / FP100c
There’s just something about Salisbury Beach in the winter.

2.5.13
Knox Box
Spectra / PZ680
Hand-held long exposure

2.6.13
Jasmine
Spectra / PZ680
Here she is, the source of my angst this week, sporting a freshly shaved spot from her recent vet visit. Jazzy is hard to photograph; as soon as you point a camera at her she charges at you for attention.

2.7.13
Feed me!
Automatic 250 / FP100c / electronic flash

2.8.13
Zen blizzard
Automatic 250 / FP100c
The snow begins in the Zen Garden at Union Hospital

2.9.13
Automatic 250 / FP100c / Vivitar 91 flash
I spent the blizzard at the station. Guess what? It snowed.

Numb

Posted on February 6, 2013 by mack505

It’s not supposed to be this way.

I stand in the long glass hallway of Big City Trauma Center, back to the windows as a throng of humanity streams past.

We knew her life might be shortened when we adopted. Shortened however isn’t supposed to mean short. It’s not supposed to be this way.

I hide behind my sunglasses and choke down my emotions as I send an email to order a tiny urn. I should call, but I can’t talk about it now. It’s not supposed to be this way.

My city is full of world class hospitals. If your family member is small and furry, that’s OK too. We have a kitty ICU, kitty cardiologists, and even kitty thoracic surgery if you want to go that far. It’s still not supposed to be this way.

We have a diagnosis, and the doctors are talking in terms of weeks. It’s. Not. Supposed. To. Be. This. Way.

We will make her as comfortable as we can and cherish our remaining time together. I cannot imagine waking up without her little furry body nestled against my hip, or falling asleep without her sweet crossed eyes staring over my book. We were supposed to have much longer. She deserves much longer. It’s not supposed to be this way.

I gather myself together, rein in my emotions, and head back to work, safe behind my dark lenses for now. As long as that damn harpist doesn’t show up I’ll be fine.

Light (P366 – April 26)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by mack505

4/26 – Beth & Cricket. I was experimenting with alternative lighting using a new flash slave adapter. This little $5 gizmo fires its flash when it sees another flash fire. It has lots of possibilities, and I highly recommend picking one up.

4/28 – First day with the new (to me) Minolta HiMatic AF2. I drive past this swamp on Route 1 a few times a week. This particular morning the light was calling to me.

Incidentally, the AF2 has become a quick favorite of Beth’s. It has auto focus, auto exposure, and a built-in flash. The flash has to be engaged manually, but the electronics will tell you when it’s needed. It’s a cool little camera for $6 and takes some very nice pictures. She’s on her third roll of film with it. I must confess I like it too.

Project 366 – Leap Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mack505

2/27/12 -Playing with light, shadow, and the Fairlee

2/28/12 – Big Adventure – Sebastian and Chai make their annual pilgrimage to the vet. They were not impressed.

2/29/12 – Winter has finally decided to pay us a visit in time for Leap Day. It’s not much of a storm but it is pretty.

Chickens, ambulances, and surreality

Posted on February 27, 2012 by mack505

2/23/12 – Look out below! The chickens love to roost on the screen door in the coop. They will ride it back and forth when you walk in.

2/24/12 – Cold, rain, streetlights. Another dose of surreality.

2/25 – Still in the camera, on film!

2/26/12 – Medic 9 and our BLS backup.

Project 366 – 39, 40, 41

Posted on February 11, 2012 by mack505

I reached the end of the week feeling short on photographs, but a spin through the Photostream saved the day.

2/8 – I spent the day in the Training Division. The class was good, but the biggest thing I learned is that I can’t stand the commute. I haven’t had to do the 9-5 Boston commute in years, and I think I might become homicidal if I had to go back to it.

2/9 – Dog is still my copilot. Here comes the school bus!

2/10 – inspiration from above.

Save the puppies!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by mack505

Got your attention?

On Saturday, 2/11 I will be spinning with a team from my gym in the MSPCA’s 9th Annual Tour de Pooch. All money raised will go to support the operation of MSPCA’s Nevins Farm in Methuen, MA. Nevins is a major local animal shelter and the only one in Massachusetts capable of handling large animals. When you say ‘animal shelter’ everyone thinks of dogs and cats. Nevins handles everything from hamsters to horses. (The economy has been especially hard on horses – they’re not exactly inexpensive to keep properly.)

Please click this link and donate to support our team. If each of my Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and blog readers donated just $1 we would be pushing the $500 mark. Please send them a buck or two.

And by the way, these guys are just cool.

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