Gone Digital

Until recently I have avoided spending money on a digital camera. I take really lousy pictures and I have absolutely no desire to further explore the depths of my lousy picture taking abilities.

Finally, though, I decided to bow down to the blog’s need for imagery. (The pictures to date were taken with Hubby’s phone and they were a real hassle to get off. Plus, it’s like, ah, his phone and asking to use it was reminiscent of walking to the principal’s office to ask for a pass to leave school early).

I was feeling like the camera was no more than an adventuresome business expense until I was sitting at Thanksgiving dinner with my cousin I shall call Amaretta. Amaretta makes fabulous napkin animals and shapes of all varieties. She claimed that she was simply folding the napkin with no idea of the outcome but this is akin to Picasso saying he was just fooling around with the brush. She was brilliant. And I didn’t have a camera to capture the moment and share it with the world. A brilliant blogging moment – albeit one that required a visual aid – was lost. And all that could have been avoided had I simply acted like a normal blogger and become physically attached to a camera.

Soon, fair reader, soon. The camera arrives Christmas morning.