New Camera

I purchased a new camera yesterday. Another Canon.  I wanted something lighter to keep handy when I walk or in my purse.  I'm not an iPhone person and the cellphone I have though it takes photos they are lousy and a pain to transfer to the laptop.

Here's my new purchase.  Lighter weight than my other two.  I think its going to work just fine.

Powershot ELPH 190 IS

Here's my oldest one, heavier and I've dropped it too many times that the Menu button no longer works.  I think I may pass it on to my oldest granddaughter.

Powershot SX230 HS

Here's the one with the greater zoom.  I still struggle with what it has focused on so that my subject is blurred.  Unfortunately I can't see that when I'm taking the photo.

Powershot SX530 HS

The new camera has a setting to make photos vivid.

Here's the same view on another day with the oldest camera.

Treasure

My daughter sent me this photo of flowers from her garden.  Significant to me because many of them came from my garden last spring before we moved.

The peony is one I purchased from the Philadelphia Flower Show many years ago.  It never bloomed for me.  It was good to see that it bloomed for Emily.

Random Windows in Helsinki

From our vacation last year to Europe here are some random photos of windows and their embellishments I found interesting.

A market place

Top of a building

A storefront window

Inside a church

Inside another church

Above a door

What I'm Reading Now

Sometime this past year we saw a production of Nicholas Nickelby at Everyman Theatre.  In the program they had a listing of all the books written by Charles Dickens.  It got me thinking I'd like to read all those books in order written.

This past week I started Pickwick Papers.  It's rather funny in places, intentionally.  It's also a picture back in time more so than a historical novel would be.  Dickens is writing and lampooning characters in his time period.

I got the book from the Vantage House library.  I've checked out two more since our library here will be closing for renovations.  I'll need to find Oliver Twist though.  It's number 2 on the list but it wasn't on the shelf.  The public library should have it.

Have you read any Charles Dickens books lately?