Looking Back

Life comes at us so fast. It is impossible to prepare. Comfort is found in the passing of time and the distance it affords us from things witch we fear have been forgotten. A picture so innocent unlocking parts of our lives that escape us. Simple childhood artifacts deleted filling spaces between what can be seen now as unmistakeably important given the maturation of our perspective. I don't remember the Big Wheel, action figures or the sweetness of holiday candy. In retrospect our pictures unlock the camaraderie of protective brothers, proud fathers, the relentless love of our mothers. Distracted by adolescence our priorities malign devoid of consequence and only captured in a rare thoughtful picture is the sun burning the ocean as the sunset sets out to sea.

Thank you for the memories mom and Happy Birthday Brother. Don't get so old that you forget the kid clutched affectionately in that headlock so long ago.

Love, Jay