Capture a moment
With help from France, he won the Revolutionary War.
The least I could do was give him a sip of my drink. May, 2018
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ―
Looking back over years of photographs, especially if your collection (like mine) numbers in the tens of thousands, we find countless moments that we otherwise would not remember. Yet these tiny bits of time are what life is made of. We tend to fixate on milestones, and joyous or traumatic events, but everyday life is where we spend most of whatever time we are allowed here on earth. And a great many of these snippets of our past are delightful to recall.
This is a photo Susan took way back in May 2018 when she came to see Matthew and me. My new house in northern Virginia was still not finished, so we spent some of that visit at our beloved York home. We took in the historic sites of Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg, where George Washington plays a major role in events. I never tired of going to those places no matter how many times I visited.
For years I didn’t realize that other people posed with statues too; I thought that was just a silly thing my family did. I have a whole collection of various family members posing with statues. But I had forgotten about this one. I came across it a few days ago, and it was a lovely surprise. Thank you, Susan, not only for catching this moment, but also sending it to me on an SD card along with other photos for me to re-discover and enjoy.
I totally love these comical photos and the lighthearted fun they bring back. Perhaps you have a similar collection to make you smile. Feel free to share them here, or if you can’t find a way to upload them, email them to me at defeatdespair@verizon.net, and I’ll post them below in the comments.
Shout out to Raynard: I’m sorry your comments are not coming through on WordPress, but I truly appreciated your Mother’s Day remembrance and the lovely card. Please give Mary my love and tell her that I fondly hope Susan and I can someday make another road trip to see you– or you to see us again, only with less traffic this time!
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