.:a post for brian:.

So somewhere several months ago, while developing an addiction to Ken Rockwell's writings about camera and the equipment, Brian decided he wanted to become a film junkie. Problem was that neither of us owned a film camera nor really knew much about using them. Brian diligently waited for the right one to show up and *bam* in comes an ebay purchase of a film camera for $40 that was worth several hundred dollars. Brian picked the film that was apparently the best for colors and waited for his shots. Recently, Brian has decided that he wants to specialize in landscapes so when everything came in, that's what he focused on.

He says that he was only satisfied with around 5 on the roll of 30 but I picked my 5 favorites that he didn't even touch! Ken Rockwell is right, there is something film does that digital still hasn't gotten to but it is so darn expensive!

On a totally unrelated note, we had talked about an unwanted friend who was visiting our basement and getting into the trash and eating the Taco Bell mild sauce packets. We called the management company who happily filled the large hole that led to the basement. We hadn't had any troubles since then (that was several weeks ago). However, last night we woke up to the sound of gentle rain on our windowsill. (Our bedroom is on the 2nd floor). Brian checked the radar and found that no rain was anywhere near us. So he opened up the shutters (we have shutters on the inside of the window) and found a raccoon staring at him!!! Brian ran and grabbed the camera and took a few pictures through the window, one of which you will see posted below. You can see the raccoon behind the reflection of the shutters. You will also notice a faint reflection of the always adventurous Mr. Mostly Mittens, our cat, at the bottom left staring curiously at this intruder. Apparently the raccoon was nibbling on the windowsill, probably to try to open up another way into the house. After Brian shot this photo, the raccoon scampered off into the tree where Brian noticed TWO MORE raccoons, one of which was very small. Looks like there is a family of raccoons. I wonder if this may become an ongoing sag while we live here...

(click on the photo to make it bigger)