Jul 6, 2012

Playtime With Darwin

One of the big highlights from last weekend was visiting with Wendy and Darwin, and getting to see how much Darwin had grown since Christmas break.  He was so energetic, vocal, and playful this time around.  Once again he was fascinated by my technology. He loved playing with my cameras and iPod, and as soon as I wasn't looking they always ended up in his mouth. Darwin's fascination made it easy to capture some great candid moments and reactions. 

I shot some video this time, which turned out really well too.  I had fun setting up blocks for him around the living room and he'd crawl over to knock them down again and again. He's going to be walking and talking in no time and it's getting easier to see Dave in him.  Darwin is a pretty cute little guy and I'm thankful for the rare opportunities that I've had to spend time with him.











Jul 4, 2012

A Bonfire For Dave

While a backyard bonfire was a fun idea for my first night in Regina over the Canada Day weekend, it was actually because of Dave that my friend Tyler and I wanted to do it.  It was a year ago that we all sat around the fire together, sharing stories, listening to music, and talking about the future.  Wendy was just over a month away from having Darwin.  It was really our last major hangout before Dave passed away in September, and it was the footage that I shot last Canada Day that became the final shots I had of Dave and that I used in the memorial video I edited for him.  If that wasn't enough, our musings around the fire also became the inspiration for my reel last summer.

With these memories fresh in our minds I also wanted to have another bonfire to shoot some scenes for my Searching Salvation project.  The logs and ashes left in the fire pit were still those from last Canada Day and the stick that I wrote everyone's names with was still right there resting on the ledge.  Regina will always remind me of university and the close friends I made there, and this just seemed like another poignant way of saying goodbye.  After Tyler moves away later this year I think we'll both continue to look back at this weekend as one of our most ambitious hangouts, and maybe even one of the most symbolic.