Although I've been blogging for nearly a year, I remain technicologically arrested. I had visions of posting video and creative photos, changing my blog design and layout, but I haven't taken the time to read the books I've purchased or use online tutorials. I have a Mac that Chris tells me can create feature films, and I use it like a $500 PC. Middle Boy's been working in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, so I'm hoping this summer he'll teach me how to transfer the ideas in my head to the computer.
This morning I figured out how to get a video clip to Vimeo. I'm sure there's a faster, simpler way, than the path I took, but I did it! It's not the most entertaining, interesting or funny video, it's just the clip I was working with and I'm too tired to scan our hours of film for a different one. But trust me... I will!
The video was taken early last summer on a windy day. The boys were using a sled as a sail to catch wind and move their wagon up the sidewalk. They've done this many times before and love it.
We have path lights that are not kid friendly and snap easily if a running child isn't paying attention and hits one. They cost between $100 and $200. We've replaced... several. We've told the kids many times to please not play near them, and we feel they're old enough now and have heard their father cuss under his breath each time it happens, to understand and manage. They have plenty of space to play.
I had reminded the boys to be careful and avoid the lights, maybe start their surfing past the lights. They hit one. First I laugh, then I go all Joan Crawford on them when I realized it had happened... again. Just wanted to explain why I was so sharp and demanded "...a hundred bucks!" from my son who was ten-years-old at the time. For the record... I never collected.
Boys Windsurfing on Sidewalk from Chris Ross on Vimeo.