Last night & Nee's fotos

It's never a good time to get sick.  But, it's ESPECIALLY not a good time to be sick when my family is in town, on an annual or semi-annual visit.  Two of the four days of Alicia's trip, I've been knocked in the dirt with a migraine.  And, yup, it has sucked to be me the last couple of days.  However, if you're gonna have a migraine strike, having a sister who can twist you up like a pretzel, pound you like a rug on a line, and pressure point you into a near coma, take full advantage of her!!!!  I did, and I'm feeling much better!

We thought we'd get knocked out of our cycle trip today due to weather, and headache issues, but we made it happen.  We couldn't let Nee (Alicia) head back to the Wabash/Ohio Valley without getting some Texas dirt on her cycle tires.  Photos of our outing are on my Cycho-Pack blog.  (That's right, click the link and it'll take you right to it.)

Nee's fotos

Nee brought an entire basket of some of her photography shots.  She mats them herself, and I loved looking through her portfolio.  I've been exposed to a whole lot of photographers' work in journalism, but honestly, I love my sister's flair and the unique perspectives with a camera.  Over the years she's managed to get some great shots even, even on a whim, with little disposeable cams.  Now she has better equipment, but, I still love her old stuff as much as I love the new work.  She only does raw photography, and her photos are never altered.  She considers altering cheating and says it detracts rather than enhances.  I think she's right. 

Nee's fotos

Tonight's their last night here, and I've gotten to spend way too little time with them.  Yesterday marked her and Greg's 28th wedding anniversary.  Time has flown by and we've spent far too many years apart.  The older I get, the less I like being separated from my family by so many miles.  Thinking of them leaving tomorrow is more than a little depressing and made worse by the fact that we're in the holiday season.  I won't have opportunity to throw snowballs at my nephew, or sit with Alicia by the fire in the evenings, sipping coffee while we go over ideas for new stories and photo layouts, and all the other ideas for projects we would love to be working on together, in close proximity.

When we're together, the artistic sparks start flying and it all seems to come together so easily.  It's always fresh, and always exciting stuff the two of us come up with when we have a chance to collaborate.

Nee's fotos

We have a lot of fun together.  We finish each others sentences, and then we say simultaneously, "Get off my wavelength!"  Other folks sometimes think it's bizarre.  We just think we have a little extra-connection.  My brother-in-law tells folks who are new around us, that find it strange, to not worry, they'll get used to it after a while.

Anyway, we had a great day today, and closed their visit with the grand finale - a visit to Wal-Mart.  I hate that place, but it's a whole lot easier to choke down when I'm in good company.  We've outfitted Nee with a new hydro-pack, bar extensions and an extra Schwinn pack that fits under the seat.  Now she should be able to pack her cam gear when she cycles and have extra storage space to stash all the other stuff she'll need to have with her on the bike trails.

Nee's fotos

Wish this week could have gone on and on and on.  It's come to an end much faster than I wanted it to.

When you have time, please head on over to the Cycho-Pack Blog.  I've crammed it with photos from today's outing.  I should have it finished up and ready for posting by tomorrow, if we have a slow night on my shift this evening.  I'm hoping we do.  I'm feeling pretty tired from too much fun and too little sleep.  But, it's been worth it.

Thanks for the read and see you next time!