I was recently with my daughter at the hospital for a surgery.  And while I sat in the waiting room, no Canon present, I was reminded of the importance of BEING PREPARED to take photos at unexpected moments.  Out the window I observed a truly interesting scene as firemen climbed scaffolding in a pounding snowstorm to begin the process of removing that same scaffolding.  Why didn't I bring my camera???  I asked myself several times.  Since the subject of the morning was surgery, the answer was pretty obvious...as in, who takes a camera to a surgery?  And you might have the same thinking about many of the upcoming gatherings or events as the holiday season moves in.  Resist that thinking and grab that camera -- out windows, in corners, on sidewalks, up high and down low -- there will be plenty to photograph apart from the purpose of whatever you are doing. firemen on scaffolding