Kat Sloma hosts a wonderful practice each month called Photo Heart Connection.
Deepen the connection between your photos and your heart and soul by participating in this monthly review of your images, to find the one that best connects to your heart.
October 2013
Last week I snapped this picture of my boy when he wasn’t looking.
He was trying on his new suit, faffing with the pocket square. I thought how good he looked.
I put the photo into my ‘October file’ ready to move at the end of the month.
A couple of days ago I was looking for something for a photo prompt ‘Pulling’ and remembered I had this tractor and trailer in the shed. I fetched it out, dusted it down (not very well I notice now) took the shot I wanted and filed the rest of the shots in my ‘October file’ ready to move at the end of the month.
Here we are at the end of the month: I looked through my file for a special photo that speaks to my heart for Kat Sloma’s lovely practice. The suit and the tractor were close to each other.
The tractor was something Ben had on his first birthday, and here he is at 24.
The tractor actually brings back some unhappy memories for me, we were having a very tough time, work, finances, new baby, normal life I suppose. I live to tell the tale, and for me it is told in this storyboard.
Thank you Kat.
What a handsome young man, Miriam! And a reminder in the truck that heart connections don’t always have to be of the happy kind …
He is a very handsome young man, Miriam, and what a perfect Photo Heart connection this is!
Love the juxtaposition of the grown boy and his toy, then and now.
Perhaps the tractor being a bit dusty shares more of the story. From where your son was to where he is. What a journey it has been! A wonderful Photo-Heart Connection. Thank you for sharing it with us!
beautiful post!
What a handsome man! That photo alone would pull at my heart, but the tractor from his younger years adds a new dimension to the story. Just lovely, Miriam.
Such great photos this month, Miriam. That’s such a great photo of your son – a fine looking young man, I might add! ;o)
Teary mom here. My boy is 23. And these days it doesn’t take much to get me nostalgic…I so get this. things pop up (often when I’m reading the blogs of younger moms) and I’m taken back in an instant! Love these two photos together!
What a lovely post (and a handsome boy)! The connection between your boy, the tractor and your heart is perfect, even if there were some tough times in the past.
I would love to hear your son’s response to this storyboard. Does he remember the tractor? I give you credit for being able to admit you were in a tough place when that tractor was a toy … Tough times for many young families.
It’s easy to understand why the photo of your (very handsome) son would be at the top of your list for photo-heart connection, but the connection you draw between him today and a first birthday present is very special (as are your recollections of where you were way back when).