You may have noticed that Bill and I have a new policy. If we don't have a picture for the day we are raiding the archives rather than resort to another shot of us going to bed or (please, no!) the sink series. I hope our readers can appreciate this new approach. Let's face it - I went to work, I came home. Nothing happened. There wasn't a lot to photograph.
However, back in 2000 there was a lot of excitement. This is a picture of what is now referred to as our "near fatal balloon crash" during a work boondoggle in Australia (pre big blue). Minutes before this was taken we were soaring above a vineyard watching kangaroos hop between the grape vines. Of course, the real story behind this picture is that it cemented my reputation with my coworkers that I am ALWAYS ready for my close up. Kim jumped out of the basket with her camera and I had my picture face on before she could take off the lens cap.
The man next to me climbing out of the basket is the ex-coworker of "dirty sock puppet" fame. However, on this particular trip he was my shopping bestie - hitting every store in Sydney with me while others did things like walk along the top of the Sydney Harbor bridge (www.bridgeclimb.com). Big deal! We brought home bargains!! (1 US dollar = 2+ Aussie dollars then. I bought my ubiquitous blue real pashmina and a boat load of dish towels that I STILL use. Isn't it funny what people buy while on vacation?)
2 comments:
The real question here is why isn't the man on the left assisting you all, or at least watching you tumble out of the basket? What could he possibly be looking at that is more interesting than 7 people crashing?
I couldn't get past the slam against the sink series.... I am crushed
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