Seven’s dignity is buried under the Christmas cheer.

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A photo from our excursion to Lackawanna State Park on Monday.

I made a pit stop at Wal-Mart’s Vision Centre after visiting the state park to see if I could get a deal on toric lenses, but the cost of the fitting ($70-80, U.S. dollars) plus a long turnaround time equals a fair amount of hassle. [...]

Well, so much for uploading recent Lackawanna State Park pictures. I got caught up looking at photos from September, in all their autumnal goodness. Like this busy bee, for example. I couldn’t decide which picture I liked better, so I made a diptych.

Thank heavens for the swivel screen on the Canon A80. I’d be face-down [...]

Yesterday Helma and I went to Lackawanna State Park, to the fishing hole where she and Hermann spent many an hour “aggravating the fish” (as she puts it).
“You know what fishing is all about? The jerk on one end waits for a jerk on the other end.”
The Lackawanna State Park photos will take a while [...]

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Helma Gurzinski wed Hermann Hoepken
at Peace Lutheran Church on North Main Street,
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
A bond was formed for life.
Today would’ve been Helma & Hermann’s 42nd wedding anniversary.
Dedicated in loving memory to Hermann Hoepken
June 3, 1922 - December 4, 2005
Music: “It’s Wonderful” by Ella Fitzgerald
These photos were scanned from Helma’s Kodachrome slides.
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Helma’s doing better, no nausea and minimal pain.
“Food starts tasting good again,” she says. “And coffee is alright and I’m back to my old miserable self… until the next attack!”
Next step is getting the stone removed, because it doesn’t seem to be passing on its own.
ANYWAY.

Elm Park Methodist Church, where I attended a performance by [...]

Well, it’s been an interesting day, and night. Pics for now, stories will come later, after a good night’s sleep.

Over the Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls…

Along the New York Thruway, watching a train go overhead…

After arriving in Scranton, I phoned Helma. The rascal had a kidney stone attack this afternoon and didn’t tell me — instead, [...]

I booked an appointment with an optometrist last Wednesday for my annual full-on eye exam, complete with retina photos, glaucoma testing, and dilated pupils. From checking in to checking out, the whole procedure took over an hour, to the tune of about $100.
I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 9 (?), and contact lenses since [...]

Pentax K-1000
September 2, 2006
Tofino, Vancouver Island
Another photo from that ancient swamp that faintly resembles an African savanna, in parts. I’ll write more about it when I’ve got more tree photos uploaded so you can see what I’m talking about. The trees are amazing twisted shapes, intertwined and rope-like. It’s hard to believe the ocean is [...]

On my way home from work, I saw that they iced over the fountains at City Hall. It wasn’t even that cold out, but I suppose it’s cold enough to sustain the rink. I reached into my bag for the Canon digicam, but when I turned it on I noticed I did it again — [...]