Photo Perspective

I pulled out my camera yesterday to take individual pictures of well over a hundred people involved with our homeschool co-op only to discover that my lens is severely misshapen. The focusing ring will not work, and even the zooming ring is tough to turn. As we recounted the life of my camera over the last couple of days, we think it may have been melted as it sat next to the stovetop while the oven was going through a self-cleaning cycle.

I feel totally unprepared for life now. I am so used to being able to be ready to capture any memory that not having that option is disturbing to me. There are so many things I had meant to capture. I need to get pictures of S and Shadrach before either of them grow up too much.

So I've been researching lenses only to discover that the ones that make most sense for me based on how I use my camera cost $400+. Yikes! My job today is to pull out that old box of camera equipment, get a quote for it, and get it packaged to send away. I doubt that will raise all the money, but it will be a start. Hmm, what else can I sell around here?