I LOVE your opening quote. All those scenes and situations and stories that seem ordinary. I sometimes give myself the challenge to describe a place, without looking, that I was just in and in which nothing extraordinary occurred. Yup...I need to go back and pay attention to details! Adding a picture...that allows me to see even more than what I thought I saw when I paid attention.
Thank you for your comment. What a great idea to challenge yourself to remember the details. Also fun to get other people's views, especially children when you are on holiday.
So true about documenting every life. Most families only take photos on holiday or at special occasions. I remind myself to take photos of a regular Friday night dinner, or the garden on a sunny day. I have no photos of so many places I've lived! I also wish I had more candid photos of my family and ancestors going about their everyday lives.
I have one treasured photo of my grandmother in her kitchen taken in the mid 1950s. (Unfortunately, the comments feature does not let me post it here.) Her back is to the camera and she is busy chopping something. She was an excellent home cook and took pride in her work. She also hated having her picture taken so someone clearly sneaked the shot, who was probably testing a new camera. I love this photo more than any of the formal portraits where she is looking her best.
It is great that you have a routine for reminding you to take photos. I wonder if all grandmothers disliked having their photo taken? Mine was the same and I only have a couple of photos of her. I hope you will share your photos, which is why I am starting a Substack Chat, where you can add photos in the comments.
I appreciate the encouragement to continue to capture photos. I think I’ve had a complicated relationship with photography, a love of mine. This is a good reminder of why I loved it long before the grid. Also, that poem. Stunning!
I'm interested in the community. I would like to preserve my lifelong journals (which I type into Google Docs as an ongoing project) and my digital photos, in case anybody in the next generation is interested in them.
How wonderful to have lifelong journals. I will be covering how to keep digital files into the future, and also how to easily turn some of them into printed books etc. I look forward to seeing you in the community.
I LOVE your opening quote. All those scenes and situations and stories that seem ordinary. I sometimes give myself the challenge to describe a place, without looking, that I was just in and in which nothing extraordinary occurred. Yup...I need to go back and pay attention to details! Adding a picture...that allows me to see even more than what I thought I saw when I paid attention.
Thank you for your comment. What a great idea to challenge yourself to remember the details. Also fun to get other people's views, especially children when you are on holiday.
So true about documenting every life. Most families only take photos on holiday or at special occasions. I remind myself to take photos of a regular Friday night dinner, or the garden on a sunny day. I have no photos of so many places I've lived! I also wish I had more candid photos of my family and ancestors going about their everyday lives.
I have one treasured photo of my grandmother in her kitchen taken in the mid 1950s. (Unfortunately, the comments feature does not let me post it here.) Her back is to the camera and she is busy chopping something. She was an excellent home cook and took pride in her work. She also hated having her picture taken so someone clearly sneaked the shot, who was probably testing a new camera. I love this photo more than any of the formal portraits where she is looking her best.
It is great that you have a routine for reminding you to take photos. I wonder if all grandmothers disliked having their photo taken? Mine was the same and I only have a couple of photos of her. I hope you will share your photos, which is why I am starting a Substack Chat, where you can add photos in the comments.
I appreciate the encouragement to continue to capture photos. I think I’ve had a complicated relationship with photography, a love of mine. This is a good reminder of why I loved it long before the grid. Also, that poem. Stunning!
It’s always wonderful when you are reminded of why you loved something. I am so happy to have encouraged you.
2025 was the start of my Day2Day photo and journalling. So far I’m keeping up by putting them onto scrapbook pages.
A brilliant start. I hope you are enjoying it.
I'm interested in the community. I would like to preserve my lifelong journals (which I type into Google Docs as an ongoing project) and my digital photos, in case anybody in the next generation is interested in them.
How wonderful to have lifelong journals. I will be covering how to keep digital files into the future, and also how to easily turn some of them into printed books etc. I look forward to seeing you in the community.
I love the new pivot (just wanted to use a word the youth use🙃) it works so well. Looking forward to reading, and seeing more.
Thank you - I very much appreciate the comment. It is always a little frightening to change direction, even if it is same concept.