We step out of our apartment hoping to catch the perfect time in the afternoon. This week has been unbearably cold, especially for those of us who haven’t lived up in the northwest in a little while. Mack thinks I’m a wimp that already I forget what actual, actual cold weather feels like. I remind him to shut up since, unlike him, I have a hard time retaining body heat.
As we walk towards the field something catches my eye. Ah, of course, it’s a cat. The cat in question is eye-balling the field and looks down at us with the classic cat look of distain. I snap a picture.
Yesterday, we went out to St. Augustine so I could play with my new camera. This purchase of mine has been equally exciting for both Mack and I for ultimately the same reason: I have my own camera and, thus, Mack gets his back. Today on our walk we both have our cameras poised as I under-take my new project. Excitement is in the air as we both snap away, happy the afternoon is warm, windy, and wonderful.
Like geeks we discuss camera settings, switching modes on our individual cameras and testing out the shots. We spot interesting things on the walk, pointing them out, eager for the other to partake in the perfect shot as well.
There is no need for us to fill the walk with talk the whole time. At times we walk in silence, enjoying each others company, stopping along the way as we recognize the other stopping for a shot. Mack points out a photo for my project. I photograph it.
We’re gone for perhaps an hour. Time flies while you’re having fun. As we approach our apartment complex we duck between the fence, cutting across the lawn to save us that few extra feet. We get back to the apartment and Mack struggles for a minute with the lock. I tease him asking if he is certain this is, indeed, our apartment. Perhaps we had the wrong apartment? And someone was petrified at the sound of someone obviously trying to break in. Rolling his eyes laughingly, Mack gets the lock and opens the door.
And we’re back to reality, happier for our experience.
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