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| Looking back in time London, ON February 2022 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
It's March 2008, and I'm hanging around with the kidlets at the downtown Via Rail station, waiting for Debbie's train. She had been in Montreal for a bit, doing the things adult kids of aging parents need to do.
The train was, to no one's surprise, running quite late. So I did my best to keep our then-little people occupied. The littlest of our little people Noah, contented himself by lying down on a bench and watching TV. Me being me, I of course took a photo of the little man in his mismatched socks. It was, and remains, one of my favorite pictures of him, an almost perfect summary of what made - and makes - him him.
Fast-forward almost 14 years, and I'm back at the very same station. This time, our daughter is waiting for a train, and to no one's surprise it's late, as well.
She's an adult now, so keeping her occupied isn't quite the challenge it once was, but, still, as I try to make a ridiculous moment somewhat tolerable, I think back to this photo and wonder if there's a photo opportunity.
Of course there is, and thanks to the magic of technology I soon pull the original pic up on my iPhone and set up the shot on the very same bench from so long ago.
Thank you for indulging my little picture-within-a-picture, photographic-time-travel moment. Pixels have always been my go-to when I've got time to kill. I highly recommend it, even if it means evil-looking stares from absolute strangers.
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