My mind wanders..no kidding says everyone who knows me right..but this week I had set myself the task of sorting through my personal photos to print. As I waded into this very large task it didn't take me long to fall into a state of reflection, as an image spoke to me of a time past, a funny moment, an image that made me smile, laugh, oor simply pause and gaze at the beauty of a memory that may have otherwise been forgotten.
Sometimes it takes distance from a moment to appreciate it..but on reflection you see past the negative and see a different view. Motherhood can be like that..don't you think? Like when you are up to your eye balls in toddler tantrums and you long for a quiet moment, so the kids ramp it up a notch more.. I remember that well. Only now when I look back at images of this time I am struck by how amazing it all was. Amazing how our brains long to remember the good...anyway I am wandering again..
One thing I am struck by though, is how little I am in any of the images of the family, which I know is quite common, particularly for Mums, who are busy documenting memories, instead of being part of them. So this year I am going to hand the camera to my husband more and be on the other side of the lens..I am going to get my family portraits taken...instead of just taking others. I am going to make the time to get them printed for me, for my wall.
Anyway I found these two images sitting waiting to be released from my computer and I thought. isn't childhood a bit like this butterfly..fragile..fleeting..it rests upon us for a while and then lifts off..This butterfly flew into our home and will soon rest on my wall being held forever..like the memories of the girls holding it.
A beautiful pair of images, and beautiful words. So true that Mums should make sure to be in the family photos occasionally! I really, really love that first shot, the pastel colours are dreamy.
Posted by: Fran Paysen | April 18, 2011 at 05:49 PM
Just beautiful, having just become a new mum you really made me think about all the beautiful moments to come.
Posted by: Erin Byrne | April 18, 2011 at 09:55 PM