Bob’s photos of Bar Harbor made me ponder, why do we take photos, especially when we travel and most travel photos are available on-line. I will tell you of my pondering about this after you look a Bob’s photos below: 

09 07 2019 Bob Hazlett in Bar Harbor, Maine

09 07 2019 Bob Hazlett in Bar Harbor, Maine

Jim’s Pondering:

Bob’s photos really took me back to Bar Harbor 30 years ago.  It was my favorite go-to spot in the world.  His photos awakened my mind to that – awakening many wonderful feelings that were sleeping in the back of my mind for years – Thanks, Bob. 

Bob made me think of the evening strolls in Bar Harbor after a great dinner of Lobster, of the Village Green, the house we put a bid in to buy, the cruise ships coming into the harbor, the trips to Jordan Pond, of Mount Desert Island, Thunder Hole, Carriage Roads, Bike rides through Acadia National Park, Frenchman Bay, Cadillac Mountain, Kayak rides with friends by Bar Harbor Camp Ground, Waiting to select the best camp site in the morning, Wild blueberry picking for breakfast – and the list goes on – each one having a whole “STORY” to be told.

There are many importance reasons to have photos.  One reason is, photographs play an important role in everyone’s life – they connect us to our past, they remind us of people, places, feelings, and STORIES.

Even if we could find a copy of the travel photograph on the internet – our photo is our story. It is the story that we hear whispered into our ear years later! 

Not just photos of Bar Harbor not just photos of far off travel trips, but photos of trips anywhere in our life – maybe just a trip to our dinning room with family is a trip sufficient for us to photograph it and create a story that we tell and subconsciously gets whispered into our ear as we ponder our journey years later.

I went back into my photo history and selected a few photos to think about stories I could write.  I silently whispered, into my ears, the story behind each one – I smiled as I did it.

Now, go look at your collection of photos and smile as you whisper, into your own ears, the story each photo holds for you. Then remember to often add to your collection.

The Alliance. A bronze life size sculpture also known as The French Are Coming, located on Morristown, NJ Green, commemorating the meeting of General George Washington and Colonel Alexander Hamilton with the Marquis de Lafayette on May 10, 1780 – But my story is “Why is Marquis de Lafayette wearing my hat?”

Jim and Sue on Drummond Island with 1,00 foot freighter in the background.  But, my story has to do with the sweat shirt from the other island “Block Island”

Here is my story about Heather and – Oh my – we told this story many times – I still smile at it.

Of course, Gloria and I take trips to museums and NYC parks like Bryant Park – This story of “YOUNG LOVE” prompted us to ponder others in the park and in the  museum. – see next photo.

This photo of this painting tells the whole story!

Every photo of a sales person is a story – at least I find it that way.

A sales person at an “Art of Shaving”  had beautiful tattoos on her arm and I told her that. – She said that is nothing – step into the back room and I will show you some real tattoos – That photo will always whisper a story into my ears.

In Savanna Georgia – a young lady is standing by their dog waving to her your sailor husband as he enters the harbor from a week long fishing trip – The story is linked to us, ’cause as a young married couple I travelled for work constantly – Leave Sunday return Friday. .

I took this photo In Orlando – the art has a Brubaker story ’cause Gloria painted a piece of work I think looks like this one – That is our story.

This ride on my horse Perla – just out side my door has a story for Jim Brubaker- I smile and remember a great person on the lead horse this day – The story may be of a nearby trip but it will forever be a story I will want to repeat to myself often.

As you swing thru life – Photograph your trips – even if they are just outside your door – each trip has a story you will want to repeat to yourself for life.