Day 43 - June 27, 2010 - A Picture's Worth

"A picture is worth a thousand words." ~Napoleon Bonaparte

The disaster zone that is my room is slowly beginning to look substantially less cluttered. I've started the arduous process of going through my closet and drawers. I'm more frightened of my closet by far. It looks like a wild bear was set loose inside of it!

I found these pictures (and a lot more!) in my night stand drawer. Some of them date back to my childhood in Texas while others were taken more recently. They span all the way from 6 years - 16 years. They're really interesting to look at... well, for me at least; particularly the pictures of my friends. Some of them have changed so much. Others I have lost contact with, which I find sad. Some of them have even had children and gotten married since these photos were taken! It is hard to believe. Many of those pictures were taken over 10 years ago, but others were just taken in High School! Graduation wasn't that long ago. How rapidly things change.

Each of those pictures is worth a thousand words and more. They tell stories that only exist in my memory. In my friend's memories. That's why I love old photographs. My mom's pictures from when she was young astound me. My grandma's photos are fascinating. They know when and where they were taken, and the stories they tell.