RK,

Such a bittersweet, touching story.  I am very sorry to hear about
your father's passing away, but am glad that you started before it was
too late.  A wonderful lesson for us all.  Certainly family and
relationships are what life is all about.

Thank you for sharing with us.


Bruce Dayton



Thursday, February 14, 2002, 3:08:46 AM, you wrote:

R> About a year ago, I'd read a post which went something like "don't put
R> off taking photographs of your family- the flowers and sunsets you like
R> so much will still be here when they are gone".
R> Well, that really made me think- I had hardly any family photos but
R> trunks full of flowers and insect shots.
R> And so I started building up a collection of family photos- I'd become
R> pretty good at some candid family shots esp of my Dad who, though
R> instrumental at introducing me to photography, hated being photographed
R> himself.
R> Dad passed away last Saturday and thankfully I now have a wealth of
R> photos of him taken over the past year. These are a great comfort to all
R> of us.
R> Memory is such a fragile thing- it really takes a photograph to relive
R> those happy moments all over again.

R> Just thought I'd share this.
R> RK
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