from a camping trip last summer
I throw another log on the fire; it's a cold night here with both the cat and the dog curled up like cinnamon buns with their tails over their noses. I've been thinking about camping again ~ about how nice it is being barefoot and how green growing things and forest earth smell. About birds and water animals and furry things in the woods. Sunshine and dusk, cicadas and chipmunks, and how good fresh bread baked in the coals really is. About bare air on bare skin and lake-swimming and campfires. Mushrooms with red unfurling caps, late afternoon shadows, and watching the dogs silently sniff the breeze, nostrils quivering.
My big plan when we next go camping is to leave my Polaroid and digital cameras at home and only take my 35mm film camera. I like the philosophy behind it ~ be aware, wait, choose, compose, be selective. I like how it helps me see the world.
Soon, now, very, very soon.
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4 comments:
Sounds lovely. Sometimes the sun here when I wake up reminds me of early morning summer sun - it's always a little disappointing that it's still winter, but adorable curled up animals is one benefit of the cool season. :)
Its too easy to take a million photos with digital isnt it? Film makes it much more of an event when you choose to click the shutter.
The hubs and I have also been talking about camping! We can not wait until the weather gets nice again...
Victoria ~ the sun in the mornings can be so bright and hot I can forget it's the middle of winter too. Then I hop out of bed and have to reach for a sweater...
Veronica ~ Exactly. :) What I hope to get back to. I do it with Polaroid film but 35mm is just...different. I'm excited to see how this roll I taking turns out.
Keia ~ Us too! Oh, us too.
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