Recently, Jim and I went to Nashville.  He had an appointment with the doctors at the VA clinic to check on a blood clot in the leg he injured when he was run over by an airplane (That’s his story to tell. Maybe on his blog.)  Anyhow, everything is fine there and the appointment took less time than we expected, so we decided to cruise downtown Nashville for a while.

JIm knew there was a camera shop called Dury’s there but, not exactly where to find it.  A little iPhone searching got us the address and my Google GPS app took us right there.  Technology is so much easier than walking through the yellow pages.  We spent an hour browsing and dreaming but didn’t  find anything we couldn’t survive without.

However, I’ve added some things to my Christmas list.  When we went to Chicago with the photo club a couple of years ago, we also hit the camera shop.  Actually, we usually hit a camera shop at any big city we visit.  My complaint has always been, “There are almost no camera bags that are designed for women.”

In Chicago the majority of them were backpacks or shoulder satchels.  The closest thing I’ve found anywhere, previously, was what is called a Messenger Bag.  It resembles a laptop bag and some of them are designed to hold a laptop along with camera equipment.  I bought a small gray canvas one somewhere along the way.  Since then, several companies have offered them in a few colors other than the traditional black, brown, or gray. I’ve been debating purchasing a new one in blue or green so my first stop at Dury’s was the bag racks.

Ladies, I am happy to report that someone finally realized we are photographers too.  Dury’s had a wide variety of camera bags in various sizes, styles and colors designed for women.

Prices range about the same as we’ve paid for good quality traditional bags and they look lots better.  I’m officially declaring this my primary gift request.  If anyone is up for it, I’d be willing to accept it as a combined Mother’s Day, Birthday, and Christmas gift all in one.  I’d rather have something in red or a bright royal blue, but this is a fantastic improvement over gray.

When we left the camera shop, we headed downtown to park and walk the streets.  I’m just now finding time to edit the photos.  I’ll be adding a gallery page later today.  Be sure to check it out.  Right now, I’m off to take a mental roadtrip with the Avengers.