You Or Your Memory

Digging through a multitude of miscellaneous boxes, attempting to separate wheat from chaff, I stumbled upon several photographs from almost a decade ago nestled amongst the chaos of junk mail and official documents.  These weren't just any old snapshots; they held the keys to a bounty of some of my fondest memories that had somehow gotten misplaced with the busyness and clutter of every day life over the years.

Blasting Blink182 all the way down through Santa Cruz to Pebble Beach...finding out Pebble Beach is actually a Golf Course...climbing the big pile of boulders pretending we were on our Big Rock Candy Mountain...pretending we didn't hear the maintenance staff yelling at us...watching the kite surfers soar over the bay as the sun dipped lower in the western horizon...wandering around for hours and hours with no need for either a plan or small talk...These are a few of the memories that come rushing back from one of my favorite vacations ever, visiting my dear friend Josh from high school.  And all it took was glancing at a couple photos...

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Have you ever had a flood of reminiscence wash over you simply by looking at a photo?  Maybe now is a good time to take a stroll down memory lane; go ahead--dig up the old albums and photoboxes, or scroll back to your very first photos posted to Flickr.  And don't forget to share with us your links to images and the memories they conjure up!

Comments

[Sandie]

This made me think of a photo of me on my first trip to Paris!

http://dancingonabladeofgrass.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/my-first-trip-abroad/

[Marcie]

Reminds me of these Simon and Garfunkle lyrics:
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you

And - of prom night:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=51

[giftsofthejourney (Elizabeth Harper)]

What a timely post ... As the first anniversary of this sweet man's death has just come and gone, I found myself going over these old photographs and remembering how his story is now a part of mine.

http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/what-remains/

[thea.]

the day that changed my life..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theadenja/3628511652/

xox thea

[camerashymomma ~ meredith winn]

sarah i love this photo of your photo! i am in the process of moving and i'm finding treasures at each turn while packing. some good, some not. but each one makes me stop and sometimes sit down with it for a moment to let the waves of memories wash over me.

[Diane]

Oh gosh yes, I certainly have experienced that rush of memories and emotions in looking at rediscovered photographs. Gosh, I could write pages about the memories associated with that photo and they include wonderful memories of the person taking that photo: my dear Mom who died a few years ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27458974@N00/4717537022/

[damiec]

I posted an old photo earlier today for Father's Day. It's from a time before me, but all I have to see is that grin on his face to be overwhelmed by a lifetime of treasured memories.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4716689833/

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

I love taking trips down memorie lane, whether it's reading old letters of flicking through old photos. A picture can convey so much and invoke so many memories.

[Vanessa]

certain images just bring it ALL back... like an explosion of memories, hitting all the senses. looking back at this shot of my guy and in our first year together (loooong time ago), i can see/hear/feel/taste/smell the memories!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/4720994664/

[bridge]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/2490609119/in/set-72157620740639124/

Kathryn and Scott when Kathryn was 2 and we were living in that old farmhouse back east. Such a simple and wonderful time in our lives.

[Kelly Symes]

Remembering how scared I was to sail up into the sky, but determined to conquer my fear of heights...and I did!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellykm/2289358060/in/set-72157600212143007/

[Wendy]

I pulled this out today for iheartfaces teen challenge - I can't believe how many memories one picture evoke!

http://www.lemontines.com/i-heart-faces/i-heart-faces-monday-challenge-celebrating-teens

[spread your wings]

i love looking through old photographs and being taken back to a different time. here is a post I did awhile back about my fond memories of camping - all evoked by one photo I pulled out of a box
http://autumnsun08.blogspot.com/2009/03/monday-memories.html

[Vanessa]

oh have I ever. I can get lost in old photo albums of my childhood, a box of photos of my grandma/grandpa and family, photography that I snapped while in europe for 2 months.
I love that. love.

[cinco_mom]

that is one of the things i love most about photographs. how they can instantly transport you to another place and time. memories you'd forgotten quickly rush to the front of your mind and heart. love this post. ♥ i'll have to go searching through old photos today. :)