As I rode my bike around town today.. I stopped .. took pictures and really enjoyed the sun. The streets and the river walk were full of people.. with their families, with the friends... with their lovers... alone... reading.. laughing.. talking.. eating... but most of all... taking pictures. I stopped taking my pictures and watched as each person snapped another moment in time. All I could think of was... history in the making. Everyone who knows me ..knows I love to take pictures.. mostly of people.. and I love group shots. I know how important pictures are.. and I was not sure everyone else did until I saw Audie and Necie enjoying one of their yearly photo albums that I gave them. They were laughing and enjoying seeing the pictures of Audie mastering his skill of "cotton candy" making. I kept thinking today... what is this picture going to mean to someone in 1 week.. or 1 month or 10 years from now. Better yet.. what is it going to mean to our grandkids... will they marvel at what we saw or did? Will they take the time to enjoy what we enjoyed for that one brief moment in time? Pictures are Art to me... they capture so many things.. the sight... the time.. the weather... the fashion.. the hair styles.. the types of cars we drive... but most of all .. they capture emotion. You can read so much into a picture.. if you take the time. I love looking at pictures of my Mom when she was young... care free... wonder... smiles... soft dark hair.. beautiful fair skin.... a little pep in her step. Time changes so many things... oh to be young again.. to jump back into those pictures.. to do it all over again... to change things... to make them better... but.. it is a snap shot of time... gone forever... only this minute counts... in this minute... there is time for change.. time to tell someone how you feel ... to make the most of your day.. to forgive a friend or a parent.. or a brother or sister. Time to make yourself better.. to change the future snap shot of time.......I am blessed to be here.. to experience life away from my comfort zone.. away from the things that I love the most... and to take tons of snap shots... to capture this great time ... history in the making....
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