Last week’s 52 Frames challenge was “Roll of Film” or something like that, harkening back to the days when I had a Minolta camera, scraped to buy rolls of Kodachrome film, and then scraped more money together to develop that roll and see what turned out OK. The time between taking the shot and seeing how it came out could be anywhere from a few days to a month or more, depending on the state of my finances and where I sent the roll to be developed. Mail order was cheaper, even though took longer, so most of the time,…
Month: May 2020
Vagabond’s Dilemma
Should I Stay or Should I Go? As a full-time vagabond, that’s been the refrain of my last few weeks. States are unlocking, people are starting to get out of their homes. But, and this is a huge but, is this the right thing to do? Is it the right thing for *me* to do? That’s really the question. I’ve said it before that I’m a firm believer in data-driven decisions whenever possible. The data, though, can be, and often is, a mess. The US is a huge country, and data is collected differently in every county, every state. In…
Breeze Turns 4
Three years and 366 days ago, I saw this graphic on my phone: Yep, four years ago today, I met my shiny new Safari Condo Alto F1743, production number 821. I had never towed a thing, never done any RV camping, and had absolutely no idea what I was in for. But I would do it all again in a heartbeat. I love my trailer and (yes, Yvette) I love my vagabond life. My first year of Alto ownership was a steep learning curve. Dumping tanks was the easiest thing, learning to back up with a left/right learning disability was…