Ruminator

Photo by: Tim Bindner Photography It has been a year since I started blogging.  The journey has been one of self-discovery and I am glad many have come along for the ride.   I can’t wait to see what next year brings. These past few days have been a test for my anxiety.  First was making through the Christmas holiday.   My mother, sister and I do not have the closest relationship.  The love is there, but we are in no way close.  Then there is the fact that my father died on December 17 th , 2007, so close to Christmas.  It will never be a true time of joy for me. Next, we spent time with my wife’s family.  Like mine, the love is there, but deep inside I feel uneasy being amongst their family gatherings.  It is nothing against them or my family, it is more me.  I always look at people in my family and hers the same way.  Would I choose them as friends and want to willingly be around them by choice.  In most cases that is no.  But I chose to make these gathers the best I could for the sho

Photo by: Tim Bindner Photography These past few days for me have been full of emotion, but it has been a good thing. On December 17 th , 2007 my dad passed away from lung cancer, on December 19 th , 2009 my cousin passed away of the same thing.  This time of year has been tarnished and not joyful to me, but this past two weekends I have found some joy, and these memories have been pushed back a bit. I mentioned in my previous blog (3 buddies) about the fun I had last weekend.  This weekend was very similar.  It began Thursday when I received a notification from a local visitor’s center on Instagram that they would like to use one of my shots in their publications as well as on their social media.  I gladly accepted and even called the person to get the scoop.  That same day a former high school classmate hooked me up with a local art gallery who expressed interest in displaying my photo(s) in a future exhibit.  I am truly honored but do not feel my work is worthy of these accolades. M

Photo by: Tim Bindner Photography This weekend was one that I can gladly say was a good weekend for me.  It is not often the entire weekend that is good but this one was. It began with our traditional Friday night pizza gathering.  Sometimes it is just Marcie and me, other times it is our friend Ken and Laurie.  This week was different.  A new family moved in in our area and we decided to invite the couple to join us.  We heard their story, they heard ours and we enjoyed a great dinner with great conversations. Saturday I attended my son’s second swim meet and then that evening we went to another couple’s house that we recently met.  This time our son came with us as his friend lives there and we brought along the new family’s son.  We spent a few hours playing board games, laughing, joking and learning about each other.  It was relaxing and fun.  Something I think both Marcie and I needed.  Like Friday night, we shared stories, got to know each other, and felt great that our son and h