The kids go back to school this week, and suddenly another summer has vaporized.
I noticed our point-and-shoot Panasonic camera on the dining-room table this morning and scolded myself for not taking more photos this summer of my two sons, who insist on outgrowing at least one personality and one shoe size per season.
Of the handful of photos we have from this summer, my favorite is an image made by a friend of our 4-year-old son taking a dip in a blue plastic bucket. Only his head is visible. His tongue is sticking out, which captures the essence of his Summer of Defiance. I’ve mentally captioned the photo: “Redneck Hot Tub.”
Other memories will have to live on in my mind’s eye, I guess. I might as well caption some of these audio and visual memories while they are still fresh.
So, here goes.