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April 5, 2008 is World Pentax Day and since I shoot with a Pentax I had to go out and make a few photographs today. Since the girls were playing, they were my subjects.
Out of these photos I need to pick 1-3 to post on www.pentaxforums.com as my contribution to WPD. If you feel so inclined, go to my WPD Set on Flickr and leave a comment under the photo(s) you think I should choose. I have until April 19, 2008 to choose & upload.
A little background. Olivia and Jennifer have a little ritual they like to partake in every now and again, eating Funyuns while watching TV. Occasionally Jennifer cannot control her cravings and will dive into a bag before the scheduled event. This drives Olivia nuts.
So the last time I went to the grocery store I bought two bags of Funyuns. One I placed in the typical spot for all to see, the other I hid on top of the fridge, behind the microwave. (Yes, we keep the microwave on top of our refrigerator, a benefit of being tall.) I told Olivia about this secret bag, but not Jennifer. Just in case.
The morning after the ritual of eating a bag of Funyuns in front of the TV, Olivia reminded me of our "secret". During the hustle of getting ready for school and work, I did not remember our secret. When I asked Olivia what she was talking about she replied with, "You know, the F word." In a moment of panic, I thought that for sure I had let loose with the F word and some how asked her to keep it a secret from her mom. I didn't have any recollection of this, but it sounded at least plausible. The look on my face must have told Olivia that I was puzzled if not in a slight panic. She pulled me down and whispered in my ear, "The Funyuns dad. Remember?"
Oh, that is the F word.....Funyuns.
(If you are wondering about the photo, and why I would take such a picture, I thought a visual reference would add to the story. Of course in order to keep the F word a secret, they were pushed back farther behind the microwave, but I thought I could move it a little to make the photo a little more interesting. Typically I have photos and then have a story that goes with them, this time I have a story and had to make a photograph. A little different, but maybe the start of something.)
It is Christmas time, so time to clean out the fireplace and wait for Santa. Truth be told these photos were set up. My girls don't actually sit by the fireplace and wait for Santa. Needless to say I think we got a couple cute photos. See the whole set.
Right now I am in the Denver airport waiting to catch my flight home. I traveled to Colorado for a sad occasion, my grandfather's, Daddy Bill) funeral. (obituary) However, Daddy Bill had a full, wonderful life and lived for the past 50 some years on a lake in Loveland. This photo is where he would sit, relax, probably read the paper, and enjoy the beautiful view. I am sure you can see why it is such a great spot. More photos from Loveland on my flickr page with the tag, Loveland.
Olivia was outside playing in our yard and just looked like a good opportunity to take some photographs. There are five good ones posted on my flickr page. Look for photos tagged Olivia.
