Not many things better than fresh shucked oysters, paella, and friends around an open flame! And I love that you’re getting back into photography- me too actually. I used to take so many street photos and especially while traveling. I let my iPhone replace these for awhile but I’ve brought out my big camera again for our trip we are going on. Also been experimenting with some good old disposable cameras again. -Madison
Remember I went to Pitchfork, too...so I'm definitely in for hot dogs!
What a fun get-together with beloved friends.
When I was young, one of my (many) favorite musical artists was Harry Chapin. He wrote a song called Let Time Go Lightly. I loved the song, but it did not strike chords until later in life. It starts off with "I let time go lightly when I'm here with you," and "Morning, a time for breaking ground and sowing seeds....That leaves the evening to share a fire with a friend or two," and then another verse is "Old friends, they mean much more to me than the new friends, cause they can see where you are, and they know where you've been."
This song reminds me of you in so many ways--the way you think and interpret and understand and appreciate and value. Let Time Go Lightly is such a great song (to Harry Chapin, his songs were his friends, too. He died tragically in 1981 in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. He was such an amazing poet and storyteller.)
I do believe, however, that new friends also take over a special place in your heart, as they know you now, with no baggage, and that is a good thing, too. It is an opportunity to start fresh with something as meaningful as a friendship, and have that grow and evolve and then you become "old friends."
Well, on a lighter note--that Paella looks outstanding.
Not many things better than fresh shucked oysters, paella, and friends around an open flame! And I love that you’re getting back into photography- me too actually. I used to take so many street photos and especially while traveling. I let my iPhone replace these for awhile but I’ve brought out my big camera again for our trip we are going on. Also been experimenting with some good old disposable cameras again. -Madison
Remember I went to Pitchfork, too...so I'm definitely in for hot dogs!
What a fun get-together with beloved friends.
When I was young, one of my (many) favorite musical artists was Harry Chapin. He wrote a song called Let Time Go Lightly. I loved the song, but it did not strike chords until later in life. It starts off with "I let time go lightly when I'm here with you," and "Morning, a time for breaking ground and sowing seeds....That leaves the evening to share a fire with a friend or two," and then another verse is "Old friends, they mean much more to me than the new friends, cause they can see where you are, and they know where you've been."
This song reminds me of you in so many ways--the way you think and interpret and understand and appreciate and value. Let Time Go Lightly is such a great song (to Harry Chapin, his songs were his friends, too. He died tragically in 1981 in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. He was such an amazing poet and storyteller.)
I do believe, however, that new friends also take over a special place in your heart, as they know you now, with no baggage, and that is a good thing, too. It is an opportunity to start fresh with something as meaningful as a friendship, and have that grow and evolve and then you become "old friends."
Well, on a lighter note--that Paella looks outstanding.
Love you forever.
Well said, Mr. CWD! Thank you and Mrs. CWD for the hospitality and friendship 🌭