We've
been talking recently (well, actually, it's just been me, the gentle
reader has been quiet) about photographs and their value. In my mind, I
drew a comparison between the photographs my parents took of me and
those my daughter Heather takes of her children. Until I was about
twelve or thirteen when I got my first camera, there are maybe a few
dozen photos of me. That's OK, really, so there's a few gaps of a few
years each - deal with it! I should be glad there are any at all!
Here's one taken of my Brother Dave and I when he was four and I was thirteen months.
He seems captivated by the fact I am choking the daylights out of a
little clown doll. He's probably wondering if I plan to do the same to
him. Yeah, you look a little scared, buddy! Pick at that grass all you
want, it won't help! Hah!
You
may recall I wrote a year ago about how I tracked down where these
photos were taken by 'Lake' Ward. This is what that strip of grass looks
like now.
There
were few enough photos that I could do such tracking. Nowadays, of
course, with the advent of digital (practically free) photography,
Heather takes a few dozen photos of my grandchildren, Jack and Grace,
EVERY HOUR OF THEIR LIVES. I can't be certain, but they may be the most
photographed children EVER.
I even have photographs
of them before they were born. Here's Jack, for example, while he was
still a lump. I see the family resemblance, even in this blurry
ultrasound.
Boy, talk about detailing kid's lives! They will
never have to wonder what they looked like when they were seven. At this
point, they can know what they looked like at any given hour on any
given day of their choice. And we won't even go into the videos
memorizing every movement they've ever made.
With such a documented record, there's at least one part of the mystery of growing up they'll never have to suffer through.
So, here's Jack and Grace, startlingly beautiful grandchildren, thank goodness other genes were involved!
See that tiara? Oh, yeah, she's a princess!
2 comments:
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Leah Kleylein said...
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awwwwwww, what a nice post!!! :-)
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Redcay Family said...
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It IS a nice post. But in my defense I don't think I take hourly pictures.... maybe just daily. ;-p
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