Sifting Through Photographs

[bjarvis]

I spent a little time earlier today cleaning up the hard drive of one of my XP boxes and tripped across the photo below. It's a scan of a 5x7" photo which is framed on our fireplace mantle; Mom asked me to scan it last May and I had forgotten entirely that I had done so.

The photo was taking in early October of 1994 on my parents' farm near Charlton in northern Ontario. Snowball (aka Goof) quietly passed away in his sleep in November of 1999, occupying the full length of his personal sofa in the dining room.

I'm suddenly struck by a wave of homesickness: I miss the farm, I miss living in Canada, I miss having snow (even if it lasts October to April) and I miss having the loving company of a dog.

I also kinda miss having a full head of hair but that's an unrelated issue.

Comments

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

What's good about all this is that you have very POSITIVE energy from your land-o-birth...many don't, or at least claim not to.

Since I'm an Air Force Brat, I had limited bonding with geographic areas during formative years, and NW Louisiana where my family lost entropy in 1964 doesn't do it for me Although we all get along on our infrequent visits, my family and I just keep lightly in touch with each other. I LOVE families, though, or at least the concept of them. My 2 nieces and 1 nephew are distant to be sure.

I'm in a mood, too, and will probably break out of it about the day after Christmas. :-)