We didn't expect the storm to move so quickly and by the time we arrived at the brewery, the snowfall was much heavier.
Yesterday before the snowstorm impacted our area, Bhavna and I drove to Colts Neck to pick up our pre-order from Source Farmhouse Brewery. They held the pre-order for a week, and I wanted to drink the beer while it was still fresh.
We didn’t expect the storm to move so quickly and by the time we arrived at the brewery, the snowfall was heavier.
On the drive home, we saw a “moving too fast” snowplough do a 180-degree spin in front of us, and one compact SUV went off the road and hit a fire hydrant.
The drive home was stressful. Good thing we have beer.
2020 was supposed to be the year I got my life back after major surgery in 2018, death of my dad and two eye surgeries in 2019, and then the death of Bhavna's dad this year. A lot of people travelled in 2018 and 2019. I travelled between work, hospital beds, and home. In 2020, Bhavna and I were going to take some time off work and travel, finally. But the universe decided we need one more year of shit and we sheltered-in-place dealing with a global pandemic. For the Lens Artist challenge, I was challenged to find few precious moments in the last few years.
I would define precious moments as those moments throughout life that leave an emotional impression; moments that are easily remembered and are often retold as stories. Stories that start with "remember when ...". I scanned through my Lightroom catalogue for 2020. Nada. How could there be? Yet, there are a few moments I smiled. Less than a handful.
Frankly, there is very little about 2020 that I want to remember. The entire year was absolutely shit. I am happy to leave it behind. In 2020, the days blurred one into the other, no difference between them, until no one day or and only a few moments were memorable or significant. But then again, from a 2020 perspective, any moment is precious. I'm not dead.
Either you are the photographer or the subject. I am always the one holding the camera. Photos of me are rare. There were a few moments, just a few, that Bhavna and I shared in 2020. But again, I was the one holding the camera.
My body has a damp chill I can't seem to shake. I use Dad's nearly 40-year-old Asahi Optical Co. SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 manual focus lens adapted to Fujifilm X-T2. Not bad. Not bad at all.
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