A day of going through old photo albums in search of that perfect picture that will remind Jim's Grandma of her time with Jim long ago.
Of pictures that I can use as "blackmail" with my girlfriend's (okay - that's really not true). They probably have worse "blackmail" pictures of me (that I don't remember or recall).
So as we searched through pictures I realized how grateful and thankful I had these pictures (Jim did too). We both found ourselves recalling old friend's names that we had not said in a very long time. And were even more surprised we remembered their names.
Sure, some of the names were written down (that's for you, Lori *grin*); but most weren't. And it was a good feeling remembering those people who have touched our lives in one way or another.
I realized that we had such primitive ways of taking pictures in the 70's/80's/90's. And I wonder if young kids these days realize how GREAT it is to have digital. How you are able to see the photos "right when they are snapped". Oh how I wish I had that technology growing up. But even though I didn't - I still have some beautiful memories.
I plan on posting some pretty funny old pictures in the days to come (here and on Facebook); but today I wanted to share one special "digital" picture taken this afternoon.
And the following is an explanation of why the picture was taken.
When I was a young girl I was afraid of things that went bump in the night (Oh, who am I kidding, I still am). I was afraid of my closet doors and what lived inside them at night; besides my clothes (Could it be Dracula?). And I was afraid of shadows (maybe even my own at times).
Today as I walked "hand-in-hand" with my husband and our two dogs (in the sunshine at Dana Point Harbour) our shadows caught my eye. And I thought, "Shadows can be scary", but at that moment I thought "Ours is beautiful" to me.
So I did my best to capture the moment and create a memory. And now our shadows are frozen in time. See for yourself...
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