This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge: Share a picture that means JOURNEY to you!
Journey. Somewhere in Germany in the early 1970s
I have loads of photos that could apply to this week’s challenge, but my mind kept returning to this one. It’s a recent scan of an old, yellowed, creased negative from a box of photos that belonged to my mother, who passed away in 2004. She took this photo, and that’s why I keep thinking about it. My parents took me on a road trip almost every weekend when I was a child, and on this particular day in the early 1970s I was probably in the back seat of the car, right behind my mother as she snapped the photo from the front seat. Where were we going? I wish I could ask her. I may have to scan some more negatives and see if other treasures from past journeys are hiding in that box.
By the way, I started to clean up this scan but then decided that I like it the way it is.
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Great photo and great memories,
Thanks! They are great memories.
I like the context in which you put the photo – we used to do a lot of “Sunday” drives when I was young.
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Tender memories and a lovely reminder
Indeed.
Your photo still looks good. It’s great you have it to remind you of your precious memories. Great entry.
Thanks!
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Really nice picture Ruth. You did well not to over-photoshop it, battered 35mm pictures have a character all of their own, and it helps date them and place them in context. It wouldn’t hold the same memories if it was a squeaky clean digital image. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks, Finn!
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Nice post. We never went on drives when I was young because we did not own a car.. once in a while, someone would take us places… Once I had children of my own, we went on lots of “Sunday Drives”. I am glad you have this memory and shared it.
Thank you, Maggie! I am sure your children look back on your Sunday drives with fondness.
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Thanks for sharing that sweet memory in words and pictures.
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Great photograph.
Thanks, and thanks for stopping by.
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I love the story as much as the photo. Thanks for a great post!
Thank you!