Snapshots About Time

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Time. The final frontier, in these snapshots of life that we call pictures we can capture many things. These frames of time that are suddenly frozen on paper or on a screen can mean so much to people. Why? How do these little time fragments invoke such great feeling and emotions in people, they are just “pictures” right. Well these pictures are what remind us of who we are; and who we choose to be. They can capture so many different events or emotions even in their frames, and that is why they are so important they can teach us and inspire us they can remind us of who we truly are and who we want to be. This picture of my dogs face zoomed in on his eyes takes me back. Chewie came along and with one look at me with his look-at-me-i’m-gorgeous

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