Great story! Thanks for sharing!! Keep goin'!

I have a similar 1sr camera story. I was 11 and it was a Pentax half frame. On and off I did photography but me means were scant and in Guatemala then high import duty made ecerything scarce. I picked it up on my last yr of HS at Emerich Manual in Indianapolis. Shop class, only student, had the run of the place. Ended up being yearbook event photographer. Developing, bulk losding, making gobs of prints at different apertures and shutter speeds. Then came back to Guatemala, totally left photography and caught the bug back in my 40s I use Minilta, then it became Sony and still use a variety of Sonys My favorite is the RX 1RII. So, I saw a video of yours a while back, learning about the Kimbo, one where you drive into this desert lanscape and shoot some guy on a loose rope. It wasnt the stuff, but the way it is shot, the angles, the music and vignettes of your life Kimboing. Specially the way you take care of your wife anf of your own happiness. I am a coffee fan and I want one of those coffee makers for so long!! Sufice it to say that a few weeks ago I missed that video and decided to go back and subscribe. Found you and did. Throughout, its the photography you make that has me captivated. The Milky Way, the morning coffee, the birds, your editing. Also you knowledge and expertise in tech stuff has taught me a lot!! The induction stove, wood stove, cellular network, you have everything!! Thank you so much for sharing your kindness , it is a lesson on good living! I saw a video where a lady asks if you're Christian and there's a clear "no". I never ask that kind of thing, but so far I think you are simply the perfect Jew, Muslim, Christian, Protestant, etc. Its the fruits that count. Keep up the good work!