The Impossible Year

Tag: instant film

  • New Soma Pitcher

    New Soma Pitcher

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I finally got fed up with my old chemistry set style Soma water filter/pitcher and got a more traditional one.

  • Easter Brunch

    Easter Brunch

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 For many years now we’ve gotten together for Passover with our good friends Lee & Rebecca. This year they took time to isolate and visit family in Texas instead. Since we had to miss we decided a good solution would be to have them over to have a front…

  • Winnemac Punching Bag

    Winnemac Punching Bag

    Winnemac Punching Bag, 3 April 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We met up with Katie for a park hang and I noticed this punching bag hanging from the limb of a tree near us. Katie said it’s been there for at least a year now. I have so many questions and no answers. 

  • Kitsch-en

    Kitsch-en

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Around our kitchen window we have a number of art pieces and knick-knacks we’ve acquired from friends, family, and travel through the years.

  • Jelly Beans

    Jelly Beans

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Every year for Easter my mother ships us candy from New York. Of course I immediately ripped the jelly bean bag open by accident so I poured them into a bowl before moving them to a zip-lock. And yeah, I ate a whole bunch too.

  • One Shot Down

    One Shot Down

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I got my first COVID vaccine shot as Chicago expanded access. Katie took this photo of me to commemorate.

  • View from Tola

    View from Tola

    View from Tola, 30 March 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Beth Ann and I biked down to Jewel for groceries and stopped off at Cafe Tola for empanadas and ate them while standing against their south wall and looking out across Southport. 

  • Pill Time

    Pill Time

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Marla was a very sick dog when we got her in 2014. She was dramatically underweight, she had several infections, and she had gastrointestinal issues for a long time that would lead to her throwing up frequently. Also, she would rapid-fire sneeze, and scratch all the time. She would…

  • Office Dog Bed

    Office Dog Bed

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I realized if I put one of her dog beds beside my desk that Marla would come to hang out in the office more. It’s been a success.

  • Emerald City Coffee

    Emerald City Coffee

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Another day, another cup of coffee from a great local shop. We went to Emerald City hoping to grab sandwiches but missed the cutoff for the day. I did however get a vegan banana nut muffin that turned out to be phenomenal. So it worked out.