The Last Day of 2011

We're getting ready for a slumber party right now, or really I'm letting Bee get all of her little friends (favorite dolls & stuffed animals) lined-up, on the couch, and ready.  We've been having these very quiet little parties on New Year's Eve since she was born, 10 years ago.  I think I've only missed 2 with her, when I went out to grown-up parties.  We are happy with our pizza, nachos, cake, ice cream (we're doubling on cake instead), Xbox 360/Kinect, board games (SCRABBLE!), and movies.

There is something quite wonderful about looking at your child asleep.  They're not talking back to you, challenging your intelligence, or making mean faces.  My little girl is at the brink of growing up, and believe me, I am having a very difficult time letting go.

I will enjoy these last bits of Bee's little girl-ness, and I vow to look forward to the future with my tween girl.  I promise I will try my very best to be (more) patient and understanding.  I will be more positive.  I will take better care of myself.  I will find an amazing job...ect...ect...ect...

*Photos shot with my Pentax K-1000 + Kodak Portra 400 film.

Our White Christmas

We had a really good time at my mom's in Hondo, NM, over Christmas weekend. We got snowed-in, but it wasn't a bad thing. It was a little complicated trying to take Polaroids out in the cold, with the shading + warming thing, but I was able to get a few decent shots. Bee took a nice one of me, this time without much guidance. Yay. I hope you all had a good Christmas!

Polaroid SX70, Impossible PX100 UV+ Silver Shade test film.

Polaroid SX70, Impossible PX680 film with ND filter.

Aw man closed eyes, oh well.

Didn't warm the film fast enough..

By Bee.  Polaroid Spectra, Silver Shade film.

Train Tracks, Memorial Park

Impossible PX100 Silver Shade UV+

Christmas Past Polaroids

Bonnie's Cafe, El Paso, TX, 2007-Polaroid SX-70, 600 film.

Out at Red Sands.

The smallest details were overlooked and all too noticeable. We went out for a semi-spontaneous shoot Sunday afternoon. Next time, I vow to make a more careful plan. Bee was wonderful, though, and she had fun.

(By Bee)

Spectra, Impossible Silver Shade film.

We're going to be in Hondo Valley, New Mexico for Christmas.  One of my favorite things of leaving the city is being able to see multitudes of stars twinkling in the black, black sky.  The chill of the fresh air and the magic of the deep quiet wake me up.  The perpetual gray clouds that hang on my mind clear, and I forget how fucked-up the world is for awhile.

I am looking forward to shooting in a different place, too.  I've shot most everything of interest to me in the vicinity of my granny's house, though, so I think we will take the car and my cameras and drive along the outskirts.