Pictures and Memories

Pictures are taken not for the fun of it alone or trying to get as many poses as we want, but for memory's sake. We want to be able to take pictures at events, outings, etc so that a day would come, we would reminisce on them. Another reason is so that we can use those pictures taken at a time to compare to the present and see how far we have gone and the progress that comes with it.

Many people also try to frame their pictures and keep them for as long as they can so that generations to come will be entertained by them and while sharing what each picture means to them, they giggle and remember the good old days.

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I am also a picture person but that could happen only when there is someone with me as most times, I get carried away not taking any except for sometimes snapping some selfies when I am alone. I have lots of my pictures in my gallery that every time, I just scroll through them, smiling with tears gathered in my eyes when remembering events attached to them, how it was taken, what happened at that moment and so on. I love seeing myself a few years back and compared to now and realise how time flies so quickly, and most times, I just get astonished at how time waits for no one as it passes by within a twinkle of an eye.

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This picture was taken in the year 2017, October precisely, and I could remember it was on a Sunday morning.

Thank God I have lots of pictures uploaded on my Facebook page which I was so active in some years back. Facebook is fond of bringing back memories and reminding me of the number of years the picture has been uploaded online. On this day, I got such a notification when I just went there to check something. As it popped up, I smiled, paused for a while and my mind went back to when I took the picture and for what reason. "Those good old days", I said to myself as I reconnected to the day.

I was teaching at a private school then and my immediate younger sister who was living with our aunt in Magodo Estate, Lagos came to visit us and brought lots of goodies. She came the previous day on a Saturday and was leaving the next day which was on Sunday.

Early that morning, I took my bath and got dressed because we weren't planning to go for service in church but to visit our aunt where she was to lead the way. With my Dad's permission, we both went to Lagos from Mowe, Ogun State, a journey not more than 1hr, thirty minutes as there was no traffic. Sunday mornings are usually free from traffic as the road is always free and interesting, not like during working days in the week.

We both went together to pay a visit to our aunt, and I came back alone the same day because I didn't want to resume work late on Monday.

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Oh, how I love this! This is a picture I can't stop staring at with a smile that causes a headache because of how I would stretch my cheeks which then affects my head. I just love it ❤️ This is a picture I am glad I took on that day. It was Jan 13, 2022, a day before my birthday when I went to the studio for a photoshoot for the first time. Before that day, I had decided to mark my birthday differently and not the usual "take pictures with my phone or wouldn't at all".

I just had the thought to go to the studio and make it different and I never regretted it. Those pictures I took that day came out amazing and I couldn't stop staring at each of them for a long time while giggling.

I have been postponing putting this and the rest in a frame and hanging on the wall in my room, not until the year 2023 when two friends surprised me and did two frames with my pictures, not this one but with a different pose. I should put this particular one in a frame too because I want to keep it around me every time.

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This is another favourite picture of mine I took this year, March which fell on a Sunday. I'd dressed up early for church service and in the few time left to step out of the house, I decided to use the Snapchat app for pictures and videos. I was excited after posting this on my status and got lovely compliments. I looked at the pictures and saw the new me who have grown to become a full lady.

Seeing myself and appreciating my beauty through these pictures and many more always captivates my heart, and knowing the big difference from the past till now. It has been a great journey which has been in stages up to this moment and when I have to flash back, I only give gratitude to my maker (God).

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_{All images are my own}