Retro: Sk8er
Ten years ago today. Nathanael had gotten a new skateboard for Christmas, and was already looking pretty expert.
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Retro: Wedding Pictures
10 years ago today, the wedding photographer was working her magic at the wedding of Daryl and Iwona in Caronport, Saskatchewan.
It was a privilege to travel up to Canada for the big occasion. I had lots of time to play with pictures and video, so I took this odd little video of the photographer arranging Daryl and Iwona on a couch for a picture. Yes, it was only 10 years ago, not 50 as it may appear!
Congratulations on 10 years! Here’s my original post on the event, written 10 days later.
Retro: The (lo-res) Family
Both good memories and frustrating memories accompany this picture of the family.
We were at First Evangelical Free Church in Calgary (good memories), and we asked the pastor to take a few pictures for us, so that we could use them for a prayer card (still, so far so good).
He was kind enough to take a whole lot of pictures (I think it was with my phone), and we finally got some that were half decent (thanks, Barry!).
Later we discovered – yes, somehow we had the phone set to low resolution photos. And knowing how hard it was in those days to get a good family picture (not to mention any names), we weren’t about to go through the ordeal again.
We still used one of the photos for a little while, but let’s just say it wasn’t our greatest prayer card of all time.
I don’t think this is the actual picture we used, just one of many … so here it is, published for the first time ever, from 10 years ago today!
I hope you like the picture. If you want me to send you a hi-res version, tough luck!! 😀
Retro: The Rare Snowman
Ten years ago today we were in Canada, and it snowed! Not much, but enough to make a little snowman. A rare event for us in those days.
Retro: Roman Baths
On this day 10 years ago, Shari and I were in Bath, England. Having travelled all night, we were exhausted, but we still had the energy for a bit of an outing in the town, including this visit to the ancient Roman baths. And no, because of the quality of the water, people don’t swim in there today!
The earliest inscription at the site, seen below, is from 76AD. It reads, “. . . in the 7th consulship of the Emperor Vespasian”. Amazing to see things that date from a time when there were still people alive who had witnessed the resurrected Lord! Vespasian became emperor in 69AD.
Retro: Fun in Lashburn
This month is a bit of a cheat, because I choose pictures from two days – so, around this time, 10 years ago, in Lashburn, SK, we were having fun at Grandpa and Grandma Cottrill’s house!
First picture: Nathanael playing ball with Grandma. Second picture: Hannah and Nathanael making cake-in-a-mug with Grandpa (a dangerous skill to learn). Click each picture for a larger version.
