An old Ford shines brilliantly in the sun

Endings...
London, ON
June 2019
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Sometimes you remember photos because of when they were taken.

I came across this mint condition classic car in a parking lot last June a few blocks away from my downtown #ldnont office. I had taken a lunchtime walk, and remember the sun was so brilliantly bright that I couldn’t compose on my smartphone’s screen.

But you don’t come across Ford Fairlanes all that often, so I squinted my way through a very fast shoot before I headed back to work.

A few minutes after I got back, my wife called. Her father had died.

Sometimes pictures become markers. Sometimes you take them without knowing that they’re destined to forever mark beginnings. Or endings.

Father’s Day without him isn’t really Father’s Day anymore. I have no words to share with my wife that would soften his absence. I can only remember moments, many of which I was lucky enough to both shoot and share with him in the years we had him.

Which largely explains why I waited until today to post it.

I can't help but think he would have liked this car. I can’t help but think we would have liked one last look back.

#dad #zaida #family #everything