Monday, January 30, 2012

Holrye!



This post is dedicated to my dad and Bus Driver Jim.

These two have a lot in common; they are both wicked smart and love techie kinds of things. They have both also saved my tuchas in many a varied situation, but that is a different post altogether. Today's point: Bus Driver Jim recently shared his photo-enhancing abilities with Dave and I . I sent him this picture,



 a picture that my dad took a long time ago when he was a guide on the Boundary Waters (insert link to Jim’s awesome map site, PinPoint). What I remember from the story my dad told me about the picture is more of a feeling and an experience rather than the details. It was a time when he was young and strong and working outdoors. He had a canoe and boots and food in tins and more food dehydrated in baggies. To hear a story like this told from the lips of my father and to see his face change back into that hard-working youngster, well, it struck me to say the least. It showed me a part of him that is exactly like a part of me - the part that loves being outside in the quiet stillness of a morning and the gratitude and specialness you feel when an animal shows itself to you in the low, low light. I'm Really Happy it happened to my dad at that time and in that place. And I wish for everyone in the world to experience fully that awesome connection of human and nature at least once, and to remember it well.

I might share the photo when it is done, but it might not be until after Father's Day because this was my idea: to clear up the light and contrast of the deer, then make the photo slightly larger and framed and give it to my dad on Father's Day. Because I love him. And I love that he had this experience. And I will never look at a deer in the waning light and not think of my dad for the rest of my sweet little life.

Here is actually one of my favorite pictures of my dad. It makes me feel good and loved to look at this one too:


7 comments:

  1. Congrats on your improving technical skills Karen! Links and photos, very good. Also, being mentioned in the same sentence with your Dad, is an honor.

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    1. Thank you, Jim, and I hope you enjoyed your lunch today!

      One question - my mom can't comment on this blog. She said it asks her to select from the "reply as" box but doesn't let her publish. She has a google account and is also a member of this blog - any ideas?????

      Your expertise, technology, and otherwise, is always appreciated!

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    2. I've noticed issues with this comment form and according to the forums, so are lots of people. It could be a bug on Google's part or a browser issue (find out what browser she uses and if she's on a PC have her install another browser: IE, Firefox or Chrome) and try it. I had two different problems, I posted a comment and thought it took, but it never appeared, and when I commented yesterday I left the page briefly to check something out and when I came back I couldn't get the form to accept my mouse cursor focus. I've been dealing with forms for many years and that's just sloppy programming. Check your setup options and see if comment forms can be "popped out" into their own window.

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  2. Here I am :) I figured it out!!

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  3. And now I'm wishing I could go to Pike's Place Market for lunch!!

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    1. Hi Sharon, I have a post with pictures from the Market. I'll try to insert a link Here.

      If that doesn't work, copy and paste the following link into your browsers address bar:

      http://www.busdriverjim.com/?p=1901

      Caution, this will make you hungry :-)

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  4. Excellent!!! ;) You don't need Pike's Place Market, you just need Bus Driver Jim! :)

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