A Year (so far) in Blackberry

June 19, 2011

Maybe it’s because it’s Father’s Day, or, maybe it’s that summer is just a day or two away (on the calendar, if not in the weather!); but, whatever the reason, I’m feeling a warm fuzzy family glow. I chanced to extract my phone videos and pics tonight, after Edmund wowed us with his Bieber karaoke in the car (more below). More than just hilarious, future blackmail, I found a veritable trove of on-the-ground, in-the-thick-of-it, photos of our life these last months. Say what you will about the quality of my Blackberry’s camera (I know it will never equal the cool of ‘hipstamatic prints’ on your iGod–read: deep envy on my part), but it manages to capture the raw and real quality of things and moments, as lived.
For big moments, we carry a big camera. Or, at least, a powerful one. For things like concerts and big vacays and birthdays, we sense the import of the occasion, and document accordingly. But, in the randomness of bus riding, or spontaneous snacking, or new-haircut-posing, the phone camera crystallizes the best of small–tiny shards of meaning and happiness so often passed over, or forgotten.
too esoteric for you? then just scroll down. i’ve made a gallery, as is obvious, of all these little unsought blessings. i’d love to see your photos, too, if you care to share.