Photo Reflections

I ran across these pictures today, and I have had many thoughts running through my mind as I've looked at them over and over again. 

1. First of all, isn't this the cutest boy you've ever seen? It's my husband Ray, and I'm guessing he's about five years old in this picture, but I'm not exactly sure. He might be only four. 

2. I gaze at the picture, trying to catch a glimmer of one of my own children, or grandchildren in that face. I certainly see some of them in the physical features of his body. 

3. I wonder what experiment he is thinking of doing with that floatie. (I know how his mind works.)

4. I see his lifeguard future beginning here.  

5. This is Ray's sister Elna, and while I definitely see features of her children and grandchildren in this picture, what intrigues me is the background.
6. That is Ray and his mother - what is she saying to him? (By the way, a more beautiful woman you will not find. She still looks amazing.) Is he explaining to her what he wants to do?
7. I need to ask Ray where this pool is. He'll probably remember.

8. Now look at Ray and his mother in the background on the left. Has she asked him to put away the floatie? Is he still explaining what he wants to do? I wish I could listen back on the conversation and have a look into their relationship at that stage of his life.

9. Here he is, happy in the water. How many of you remember those play ponies on a stick?
10. I have seen that look on his face many times over the last nearly 40 years that I have known Ray.
11. Here's the big thought: I stare at these pictures and wonder at all the miracles that threw our lives together. I see the man I fell in love with in this little boy. What a blessing for me.