21 December, 2006
Christmas Tree Lane
Christmas Tree Lane
Originally uploaded by Planet Vicster.
Strolling along Thompson Ave. in Alameda reminded me of the Christmases my mom and I would stroll along Peacock Lane in Portland. One year, when my friend Colleen was visiting from Australia, we had snow, which made it about as perfect a Holiday Experience as we could get.
Thompson Avenue didn't have snow...but it sure felt like it could snow! It was great fun, hanging out with fellow Flickr friends, shooting and freezing our asses off before settling into the always-chaotic La Piñata for a late supper.
But then, when I came home and it was so late, I thought I'd rewind my film before going to bed because I knew I'd forget to do it before leaving for work the next morning. So, naturally, the rewind knob on my Pentax MX (a.k.a. "Old Faithful") broke off in my hand. After many attempts to stick it back on, pleading with it, cursing it and threatening to throw the whole damn camera across the room, I tearfully gave up and went to bed. It's now at Adolph Gasser's where they're going to try to repair the rewind knob AND (pleeeeaseeee!!!) save the roll of film I shot along Thompson (a.k.a. Christmas Tree Lane).
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