time traveling

"You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it."

Today I decided to write my post and take a trip back in time. We carry our cameras with us almost everywhere, yes? Even if you are not intentionally shooting a 365 project, chances are you still pick up your camera or iphone almost daily.  Last night I decided to click through my library and see what my lens captured on this very day, September 5th, the past 3 years. Where would this little trip in time take me? What would my images make me feel? Would I even remember why I took the shots?  Most days I can't remember what I ate 3 hours ago, but when I click on an image it takes me right there. Each click we are photographing a memory. 

Here is what I found.

September 5, 2011: a trip to the beach the day before 2nd grade. a fitting farewell to a beautiful summer.

September 5, 2010: a night at the playground.  these 2, they really love each other.

September 5, 2009: his chubby little hands drawing rainbows.

Today take a trip through time and archives and share a memory here today. What did your lens focus on last year at this time?  How about the year before that? Share your links in the comments.

Speaking of time, have you seen Photojojo's Time Capsules? Twice a month they send you an email with photos you took one year ago from Flickr. SO FUN. And hey, they are FREE!

Join us and celebrate time, the past and the present. Don't forget to tag all images with our new hashtag, #shuttersisters !

Comments

[Marcie]

This day - last year:
http://marciescudderstudios.squarespace.com/home/2011/9/5/american-dream.html
This day - today:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/9/4/the-show-must-go-on.html

[Karen]

Cousins. My daughter, right, and my neice, left. Out of the 10 grandchildren my parents have, these are the only girls and they're so close! This was taken August 3, 2009. This was the last time we got all 10 kids and my 4 siblings together at once, in the same beach house....Wine please? :) fun fun times!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80357694@N06/

[Anne Jutras]

This is a fun time travel! Here's a link to my pictures that I took from an e-course at the time. Me love and I had a lot of fun creating those photos. ;)

http://annejutras.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/jour-103-exploration/

[Puna]

How fun - wonderful - what I needed today.

Last year -
http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2011/09/september-5-above-below/

Today -
http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2012/09/september-5-imagine-green/

[Vanessa]

love this prompt K.

last year...
Making a birthday crown for my girl's 1st birthday.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/6135247260

2010, waiting patiently for the girl to come into the world and watching my boy become less of a baby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/4964841219/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/4964862665/in/photostream/

2009, celebrating my boy's first birthday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/3895658716/in/photostream/

[melissa]

This post really resonates with me. I always feel like there is something almost magical about the way that I can be brought back to a moment by seeing a photo that I took.

Here is my family at the lake in Michigan in 2011 .. http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/7938100856/in/photostream

and three of my boys in a different lake in Michigan a year later ..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/7938106770/in/photostream

[Holly {Soupatraveler}]

Oh I love this prompt! I just put two shots up form last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/soupatraveler/7938502206/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/soupatraveler/7938511888/in/photostream/ and it was a rainy day then too! And then I looked back to 2010...so many shots i never worked on. I'll be playing with those this week for sure. Thanks Kristin!

[L. McG.-E.]

Not quite this day, 6th Sept., 2009.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penbleth/3893550722/

Oddly, of all the photos I have taken, that is the closest to today in any year.

[damiec]

I love these trips back in time.
I did a then and now diptych yesterday. it was a very big day in our house.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/7933034886/in/photostream

[Diane M. Schuller]

love this idea very much. sad to say I looked but could not find a single image on this day from the past. Looks like I need to change that going forward.

[Leah : tinylittleseahorses]

oh this took me down memory lane just by these two photos taken 1 year and 2 years ago. loved this prompt. :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leahhug/7941587756/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leahhug/7941619656/

[Leah : tinylittleseahorses]

oh this took me down memory lane just by these two photos taken 1 year and 2 years ago. loved this prompt. :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leahhug/7941587756/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leahhug/7941619656/