my uncle recently hosted a party at his home in celebration of restoring one of his airplanes, the Piper Cub. i got some cool shots :)
isn't he a handsome man? i hope he's not embarrassed that i put this on here, but i must say, this shot rocks!! he was pretty reluctant to get his picture taken with the airplane, but i'm glad we did. i so wish i had photos of my dad like this. of course we have tons of snapshots, but something like this would have been so awesome. there are some similarities that he shares with my dad, and it's always a comfort for me to see. most notably, his walk. isn't it so weird how certain things from people you know jump out at you, and bring you comfort? he walks like my dad, and for that, i love watching him walk. silly, but true :)
he also shares with me a bit of an obsession with photos. i often wonder if i had this career running thru my veins before i fell into it. he had a darkroom in the basement of his house as a youngster (the house i grew up in) and is always finding old photographs, slides, etc, and working on converting them for all of us to enjoy. hopefully, if my life ever slows down for a minute i can help him dive into the projects. i'll just add it to my long list of to-do's for the winter!!
