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Bloggers love their cameras...and never leave home without them!

I've had my trusty Canon for three years...I know how to use it (at least the auto functions), and I like it! Besides, I usually keep my things until they are long outdated...so I definitely wasn't even thinking about the next model. But circumstances changed earlier this summer...and my camera has been working on borrowed time.

We spent Father's Day weekend at my sister's cabin at Shuswap Lake. We had a wonderful time...and had a film memory card full of lovely pic's by the time we left for home. As we packed for home, everything went into the trunk except the camera...which I put in my purse to take with me. We drove half an hour before we needed to make a quick picture stop...I grabbed my purse and discovered there was no camera in it. Oh, oh! I vaguely recalled my purse hooking onto the door as I got into the car...maybe it fell out. So we turned around and made the trek back to the cabin. As we pulled into the yard I saw my beloved camera lying among the pine needles on the driveway...with tire marks right over it. I immediately tried it...the lens was stuck shut, the viewfinder was broken, and things looked a little out of whack. After a good cleaning...I discovered it still took fine pictures. Thankfully it was silver-toned...so the duct tape that held the battery cover in place was barely visible. But after limping along with my 'good old faithful' for months...

...a nice man from UPS brought me a new camera the other day.

It's still in the box...but one of these days I'll switch to my upgrade. I shouldn't have too difficult a time learning how to use it...since it's basically the same camera that I have, with a few new features. How can you tell I'm not that big on change? Here was my opportunity to get something different...and I go for the familiar...the tried and true. And my favorite part was shopping from home on a Saturday night...I found the best price on-line, placed my order, and wasted no time running around.

So when the photo-op's come my way, I have an arsenal of Canon on the ready! It's not exactly picture pretty weather out there today. We are having winds and rain...and wondering whether our last field of corn is still standing this morning.

Enjoy the day!