I had hoped to have posted my latest entry before now but sometimes things don’t go as one plans. Such has been the case for me lately. Many things have occurred and my plans got sidetracked. My mother came to visit for Christmas and it was a great visit this time. Much better than her last visit when I was laid up with a wicked case of pneumonia and lost around 25 pounds. I may have spoken 30 words or so to her during her entire visit. Then she went back home and took my illness with her and she ended up laid up in bed for quite some time. No major illnesses this visit and I actually spoke to her quite a bit.
Time lapses and what you planned and committed to accomplishing doesn’t get done. I don’t know how things got done in time for Christmas. I am glad things came together and also happy that the Christmas spirit found me again this year. I used to think that Christmas was all about me and making me happy. That goes away when you have a family. It is paramount that I see to it that my wife and daughter have as great a Christmas as I can make it.
I never had a bad Christmas when I was a child. My mother made sure neither myself or my brothers was disappointed. Of course there were broken toys, missing game pieces, etc. but mom always made sure that we were taken care of. As such I do everything, to excess mostly, that I can to ensure my daughter has great Christmases. She doesn’t get everything she wishes for, but I do what I can to make it a special and memorable time for her.
I remember when she was a little girl and would come down the stairs to find a letter from Santa. Her eyes bigger than silver dollars as she read the words he had written. She also would see crumbs on a plate that the night before had 3 cookies on it waiting for Santa. Then to the tree and her stocking to excitedly see what was left for her during the night as she slept. She may disagree but I know I enjoyed those moments and occasions far more than she did. Those are some of the best and lasting memories that I will carry to my grave.
The day I married my bride is also filled with memories. She is and always will be the love of my life. She very rarely purchases anything for herself. Christmas is the one time of the year that I can go absolutely crazy and buy things for her that she has gone without the rest of the year. She always tells me that I have gone overboard and that I gave her too much stuff. She really means it when she says it, she isn’t putting on an act. She also says I didn’t have to get her the things I gave her. She’s wrong. Of course I did. For all she does for me and our daughter, of course I did.
Moving forward… Time Lapse. What does that mean? According to the dictionary, it means: denoting the photographic technique of taking a sequence of frames at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time. When the frames are shown at normal speed, or in quick succession, the action seems much faster.
I have been attempting some time lapse stuff for the last week or so. Thought I would share a few “movies” with my blog visitors. These were taken out the window of a bathroom in my house that points to the West. These may not be impressive and you may feel they are a waste of your time. That’s fine with me. I did these for myself and I like them. Without further ado…
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This is 1 hour and 14 minutes of real time compressed into 4 seconds of time lapse images
This one is 4 minutes of real time compressed into 5 seconds of time lapse images
Leave me a comment letting me know what you think about these.
Until next time,
Mark