Greetings to the list,
First, I must apologize to the list for being quiet for so long. But
then again my silence may not be not be a bad thing :-) I have had too
much going on personally that I have had to sacrifice my time 'on the
list'. And though it may be a celebratory time this post is not
influenced by my partaking on some 2002 Gannon Cabernet Sauvignon.
Ere I forget, Happy New Year!
I am just getting back from spending New Year's Eve with my parents and
an aunt. We celebrated the New Year in two USA time zones - one for the
east coast [New York City - where I am from and where my parents began
their life in the USA], and one for the central time zone where we are
geographically located. We did end the night 'culturally' by having
tamales and coffee. It brings back many memories from my childhood. I
did miss out on torrijas though :-(
I have no pictures to post yet - though I did take quite a few on the
31st. I will go out to take some shots this New Year. I will be taking
them digitally [*ist D] along with medium format [Pentax 67] and
possibly 35mm [LX or Leica M3 or IIIf]. It has been too long since I
have taken a 35mm shot :-( I am sure I will bore you with the digital
shots soon enough...
I just remembered - I have the 645 format that I can shoot in too! Too
many cameras, too little time :-P
Tonight I was made aware of the importance of family - this was
reinforced by a list member who repeatedly poked me to get in touch. I
will not mention them by name, but suffice it to say that this list
seems to be a grounding of sorts for me. I must say that I am blessed
not only by my family by 'blood' but by the family that is this list. I
must admit that I have come across a few 'families' in my meanderings.
And I must reiterate that this list is a 'family'. And the most recent
goings on has reinforced this along with my history with the list. And
I will not even go into to Grandfather Mountain.
It is amazing how we, as human beings, react to 'arbitrary' conditions
like the New Year as opposed to solstices and such.
It seems that even after a time away, all I need to do is to contact
this list and I get a grand welcome and in a sense an appreciated
'hug'. I have to thank you all for this.
I am too alert to go to bed so I turn to the list to speak my piece. No
matter how we may feel we know we can turn to this list.
I do have a shot now more or less ready to present to the list:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/583584/display/15480044
is a shot I took before 2008 expired. It is not a great shot, but does
document where I was and when...
Good light and working tools,
César
Panama City, Florida
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