f-stop steve


This is my first attempt at a photoblog. I have been doing self-taught photography for most of my life. I hope you like this effort. Please click on the photos for enlargements.
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine"

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Look who else is on vacation!




















I was sitting in a restaurant at Disney World when what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a little old guy minus all his reindeer.
His eyes, how they twinkled when he looked right at me,
and me being an idiot, I jumped on his knee. His name is "Nick" and he is a Santa in Michigan and lives 30 miles from the Official Santa Training School.
He told me that he normally trims back the beard in January but with so many service men & women coming home who missed Christmas, he keeps it and shares their Christmases with them in his "uniform".
I told him that was a wonderful story and then I said, "By the way, my name is Steve". He said (and I quote), "I know." Then he and Mrs. Claus left. And they left us all with the nicest feeling of the year.
If you happen to be a service man or woman comng home from the war, from my house to yours, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
Welcome home.

1 Comments:

  • At 8:46 a.m., Blogger Shalee said…

    Welcome home indeed.

    (Looks like you got a little more bang for your vacation buck this year!)

     

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