Well, it was bound to happen. Those little Crash Test Dummies didn’t buckle up, and now they’re hood ornaments.
Month: September 2020
Morning Coffee.
It’s a staple of snapshots – The Early Morning Surprise. The Embarrassed Eye-Opener. The Bushwacked Spouse. The practice of catching your wife off guard, and when she least expects it – BAM! He’s snapped her photo. It’s usually the stuff of honeymoons; a little tawdry playfulness, a peek sneaked. But this image was in a…
Homecoming.
Dad always had that dumb camera. Every holiday – “click” “click” “click.” Every family trip – “click” “click” “click.” Every Scouts outing – “click” “click” “click.” He could never just live in the moment, he had to capture it. Capture it and own it, and take it out later and show to a never-ending parade…
Past, Present, Future.
I found a large box of negatives – mostly 127 size film – in an antique store. They seem to be mostly from the same Ralston, Nebraska family so far, but time will tell. And speaking of time, it appears that this little fellow may be heading towards what modern parents call a “time out.”…
Little Dummies.
Some years ago, I came into possession of a rather large number of 16mm film prints. They filled a truck. A large truck. One of the hidden treasures when you are searching through old school films are the drivers’ ed movies – the ones with the gory accident footage. Lucky for you, dear reader, this…