Right around this time of year, people start getting the winter blues. Shovelling, driving on sheer ice, cleaning off the car at 6am in     -20...it gets to you...yet we keep doing it. Year after year we complain and wonder why we endure all of it. I think it's because deep down, we love it. We love our home...

The other day, it was snowing and it seemed like it was never going to stop. But I took the time to look outside and took in the beauty that mother nature had brought upon us. The snow formed a white blanket on everything in sight and at that moment I thought, our home is beautiful, and I'll cherish it forever.

I recently discovered Dear Photograph. Some of the posts made me laugh, and others made me cry. What a great idea for a site! I might even submit a photograph or two...

Lately, I've been making a point of appreciating the small things that sometimes matter most. Whether it be the smell of a summer breeze, the sound of a campfire crackling or even just a memory that sprung to your mind that makes you laugh at that moment in time. Alot of these things cannot be captured on film but some can which is why I love photography as much as I do. I think cameras help you freeze that one specific moment in time and let's you hold on to it forever. You can look back on those moments and re-live the feeling you had when that image was taken...

I've decided that I will be sharing some of my polaroid pictures on a monthly basis on my blog. I have been mainly using an SX-70 and a 600 for those who want to know and I get all of my film from The Impossible Project. Since Polaroid had withdrawn from making anymore instant film in 2008, The Impossible Project decided to keep producing and inventing instant film material for people like me who still cherish these dated cameras. 

Many of these photos won't be perfect (technically and aesthetically), and I think that's what I like most about them. The thing with polaroids is you get one chance and you basically have to accept its outcome. I think that should go for anything really...especially those simple moments that come and go.