Beautiful!

I completely understand! I also started taking photos just to have photos for my posts here. At least one photo is pretty much required.

Do I remember to take my phone with me when I head out to the garden? No, I like to be free of electronics out there, also when I take a walk or do almost anything outside of the house. I do not want that influence, the influence of various radiations, I believe the exposure affects our bodies and minds, pollutes our experiences by altering them, just as posing for a picture does.

yet I see the moment as though it was today.

My hubby took the pictures. When he died, 16 years ago, the photographs stopped being taken. I have very few! But, as you say, the memories are very clear, and precious to me. I don't feel a need to have captured the moments any other way.

However, old photos can jumpstart memories of events and places I had not thought of in a very long time, so a few of them hanging around can be a very good thing, sommething to be grateful for.

I loved reading this post.