Sunday, July 17, 2016

Photos in a Box

When we get old, will our lives be reduced to just photos in a box? For people of my parents generation, sometimes that's about all we have left once their gone. When we look through those old photos, it will trigger some fond memories of time spent with departed loved ones, and that's why we keep them, usually tucked away in a closet somewhere.  These days, maybe its not boxes filled with old photos of our lives, but rather thousands of images stored on our computer. But the future result will be much the same.
For those of us who post photos on Facebook, tweet them out to our followers on Twitter, or post them to a blog, we are putting them out to a much wider audience than just our family. If those photos are a reflection of the passions that are important to us, and we are sharing them with like minded people, we get some satisfaction from the positive comments we receive.
For us car enthusiasts, we feel a real connection to some of these people, most of whom we will never meet, and many from the other side of the world. We know they share some of the same interests, and have had many of the same experiences as ourselves, and we consider many of them our friends.
For me, that's why I share these personal images of my life. It makes them more than just photos in a box.
My 2015 Mustang GT , in the beautiful red rock country, near my home in Southern Utah.

1 comment:

  1. I love this post! I share my photos and thoughts so that my kids can read them and remember how cute they were, and how much they were loved. I also do it for my grandchildren in the future. I want them to know how crazy their parents were, and maybe feel a closer connection to them after reading something of the antics or struggles they had while growing into the adults that the children know them to be.

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