"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. . . it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything" - Aaron Sussman Select a photograph that captured a meaningful moment in time. What little things does it remind you of?

 Oh, there are SO many pictures I could choose.  I love this one of my Dad taken in the basement of our house on Whitlock Drive in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.  It tells so much about him.  To his left is the long Desk/Workbench/Bar he invented.  He even wrote an article in Popular Science and was paid the handsome sum of $50 for it!  Check it out:
Howell's article in Popular Science  

He was a creative soul.  See the storyboard to his left?  He was planning some movie or other.  See the reel to reel tape recorder behind him?  Oh, he was a gadget guy of his day.  (I come by it honestly.)  He had several at any one time.  And the Underwood typewriter.  What a relic.  It was old even then and we had TWO of them.  Then there's the piece of formica it sits on that rests on a scissor type frame.  Easy to fold up and store: just remove the top and flatten the frame.  He also had my mom sew a laundry bag that would fit over the frame. I believe that was another article that never quite made it to fruition.  Look how satisfied he looks.  Sitting in that cold basement with all that mismatched furniture.  A bamboo shade as the "wall" between him and the furnace.   He was a man of many ideas, many ahead of their time.  He was definitely born too early.  I have many times imagined what he would have created had he been around for the computer age!

Now THIS picture I submit for two reasons.  To celebrate my 10 year old self.  The exuburence, the un self-consciousness.  I remember the white shorts, they fit perfect.  I remember the black patent flats that had been dress-up but once worn out, could be relegated to the everyday, I loved them! 

And then there's my brother, the one in the middle.  He is fishing with our neighbor, Des Douglas.  I believe we were on a weekend visit to the Douglas family cottage in Ontario on Lake Erie and Des is giving Bob pointers on fishing.  Can you see the sullenness?  Bob liked fishing but I don't think he enjoyed Des's company much.  I think he would have preferred to fish alone, smoking cigerettes and reflecting on song lyrics or something.  He wore white socks, I just notice.

Photographs are without question, among my most highly-valued possessions. Maybe even the tippy-top of the list if I had to choose. 

Look at that 10 year old self.  Bless her!!