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some time spent at the family cottage

Tree dressing 2020...

The various aspects of life that collect in a corner...

Ben eating his lunch while enjoying an episode of Octonauts. I know that the eyes look oversharpened but it's not me -it's the fantastic 56mm f/1.2. As usual, these are jpegs out of the camera with very little processing.

#XF 56mm f/1.2 R #Fuji 56mm f/1.2 #family

Some shot of the family so that i could try some settings baked into jpegs. Still not fond of “grain”...

#Acros #X-T2 #Kids #Family #Home

Cottage photos from March.

#cottage #family

A weekend at the family cottage after the final big snowstorm of the season was just the break required. Snowmen, sled run and a fort were all created and used in between good meals and walks around the lake. Stuff going on at home means that these and others in the past couple of months were post processed on my iPhone.

#family #cottage #winter #storm

After improving briefly, Owen, our youngest had trouble breathing and cried all night last night and no one slept (except Ben, our 3 year old). It has been a tough year and will be a tough day. Jen will take Owen to the doctor today while I go to work. I hope things get better today

#tough year #iphone 6s plus

Weekend shots. X-T2 jpegs edit lightly on my phone before posting.

#xt2 #fujifeed #fujifilm #snapseed

iPhone snap edited in Snapseed. Toughest part was finding a spot on the window between the rainbeads.

#iPhone #snapseed #iphone 6s plus #montreal #rainyday

Post nap snap. X-T2 JPEG lightly edited on Snapseed on iPhone.

#x-t2 #fujifilm #family

I took Ben to see my Mum in her residence yesterday, as has become our new habit. It was a difficult conflict of two of the most demanding aspects of my life. Ben is non stop energy constantly asking to do something else while my Mum is is now struggling to do things, even slowly, and tries not to ask for anything at all –on the contrary, she apologizes as if she’s somehow done something wrong. Two people who I love so much and who love each other, now are barely aware if the other’s presence though they are in the same room. I try hard to bridge the gap between the two realities as I hold my mum’s hand, trying to keep up with Ben and telling her stories about her grandson who is a few feet away but unseen to her.

Shot in JPEG and edited lightly on my phone.

#family

My dad died on Father's Day. My mum has been very sick since just before that time and today we placed her in a home. Although there is some relief in this, it's just another hard step in what has been an arduous journey. We are not at home tonight and once it sounded like the kids were both down I went for a walk to clear my head a bit. When I got back, Jen was waiting up. When life is big, small gestures mean a great deal. One straight out of camera, one edited slightly on my phone before posting.

#x-t2 #Fuji #family