Friday Smiles (week 39): the camera

I'm back today with Annie at A Stitch in Time for a Friday Smile.  I promised I'd be back and I finally am!!

The reason I'm smiling today is because of my new camera.  I absolutely LOVE it.  I even love the box it came in.  I'll even prove how much I love it.

My friend Sally and I went to lunch yesterday (Thursday) so I could celebrate being (mostly) finished with my basement project.

On our way to the restaurant, I stopped to take photos of this area in the middle of my city I had never seen before, which is located in the center of "Old Town," an old industrial area that had been renovated with shops, boutiques, and upscale eateries and bars.  This appears to be a place you can sit and enjoy the surroundings and learn a lot about Old Town.  What caught my eye were the ice tongs that, on closer inspection, appeared to be holding a block of ice that was encased in the bricks.  The numbers are dates that correspond to the attached plaques.

In this shot, you can see the "ice" in the block.

Those of you who frequent my blog probably never imagined you would be able to read anything this clearly.  And this was taken while trying to catch up to Sally who was not about to wait while I stopped for photos.

Here's another quick photo I took before I ran to catch up with Sally.

All of these buildings are still standing, and are in use.  For once, my city decided to save the old buildings, rather than subject them to the wrecking ball.

I haven't quite got the hang of this camera, yet.  My old camera took photos, but when you saved them, the images were actually larger than what had shown on the screen.  This camera does not have that same capability, which means I must learn to compensate.  It's quite obvious I didn't get this plaque centered when I took the photo on the fly.

After we ate, I took a couple of photos of the clock tower, but my real reason for bringing my camera

was to show how the leaves on the trees had not yet turned colors.  I can't believe it's mid-October.  It looks like July.

I hope at least one of these photos has put a smile on your face.  I know they make me happy because for years my readers have been unable to see clear photos.  I'm happy that will soon change.

And please don't forget to visit Annie for more smiles this Friday.