Stone in Hand, Memory in Heart / #monomad challenge / [ING/ESP]
The photos 馃摳 are my entry to the #monomad contest from 
Greetings, Hivers.
A few days ago I was sitting on a bench in Havana when I noticed a father and his daughter. It was a simple family moment, yet full of tenderness. The dad was cracking open almonds for the little girl, those tough fruits we have all eaten at some point and that, like cavemen, we break open with whatever rustic tool we find at hand, usually far from home and right there in the street.
And of course, the universal tool of choice: a good stone. The scene filled me with nostalgia. My father, like so many others, also cracked almonds for us using whatever he had nearby. The almond itself is small and brief, but its flavor stays with you, and even more so the quality time we shared with our parents, just as many now share it with their own children.
It was that scene that encouraged me to break the ice that day and start taking photos. From that spot I captured a few images, and then I continued walking, carrying on with the routine that brings me so much joy. As always, my wife was by my side. We talked about everything and nothing, unimportant things, but just like those almonds, it is the company and the quality time that I enjoy the most. The photos are simply the good fruit that grows from those moments.
Saludos, Hivers.
Hace unos d铆as estaba sentado en un banco de La Habana cuando vi a un padre y su hija. Era un momento familiar sencillo, pero lleno de ternura. El pap谩 le estaba abriendo almendras a la ni帽a, esos frutos duros que todos hemos comido alguna vez y que, como cavern铆colas, rompemos con cualquier herramienta r煤stica que encontramos a mano, siempre lejos de casa y ah铆 mismo en la calle.
Y claro, la herramienta universal: una buena piedra. La escena me llen贸 de nostalgia. Mi padre, como tantos otros, tambi茅n nos machucaba almendras con lo que tuviera cerca. El fruto es peque帽o y breve, pero su sabor permanece, y m谩s a煤n el tiempo de calidad que compart铆amos con nuestros padres, as铆 como muchos lo comparten ahora con sus hijos.
Fue esa escena la que aquel d铆a me anim贸 a romper el hielo y empezar a hacer fotos. Desde ese lugar hice algunas im谩genes, y luego segu铆 caminando, cumpliendo con la rutina que tanto placer me da. Como siempre, mi esposa me acompa帽aba. Hablamos de todo y de nada, de cosas sin mucha importancia, pero como con las almendras, es la compa帽铆a y el tiempo de calidad lo que m谩s disfruto, y las fotos son simplemente el buen fruto que nace de esos momentos.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data:
Nicon camera: Nikon D700
Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G
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