Well, it's been an interesting couple of days... Yesterday I flew from the Reno, Nevada airport to LAX in Los Angeles. The reason, unfortunately, was not for pleasure or photography. I didn't think I was going to be posting about this but since things are going good, I thought I'd give a #life update.
My father went into surgery yesterday to have cancerous tumors removed from his throat and tongue. (Yes, he was a cigarette smoker) It was a pretty serious surgery that lasted over four hours. Fortunately, everything went smooth and he is now recovering. I'm staying at the hospital and have been helping him out with basic needs like replying to texts, adjusting the bed, and keeping family up to date on his progress.
His breathing tube was removed earlier today and he has been able to talk a lot and voice his frustrations. Although all this has been tough on him, really things are going about as good as they can be. The only bad news is that there was a lot of cancer so they are recommending radiation therapy in a month or two. Unfortunately he will have to deal with a breathing tube again, watching that get removed today was crazy. No fun.
Soon, he will be moved from the ICU room down to a regular recovery room. I'm not sure yet how long he will have to be there but if everything goes as planned, he'll be able to leave and stay at my brother's house on Saturday. Hopefully this is the case as I will be driving back home to Tahoe ( about an 8 hour drive) on Saturday with my son 
Anyway. I finally have some down time here while my dad is sleeping so I thought I'd write about what's going on.
Here's a photo of my dad, my son, and I shot a couple weeks ago. He's a tough old man:
The obligatory airplane selfie. I actually haven't flown in about 10 years. I'd much rather deal with a long drive than deal with airports but it made more sense to just fly this time.
Ok, I'll admit it. I actually did enjoy my flight. A window seat provided a ton of visual entertainment and I took quite a few photos with my phone. But no photos with the big Canon! This was the first time I have traveled without a real camera in over 20 years.
Hopefully soon I'll have some beautiful snowy Tahoe photos to share but for now, this is my #life. I hope you are all staying healthy and doing great out there!
-Scott