ever since i have been taking pictures of people, places and things i find that i sometimes forget to take a mental picture of life. i have vivid memories as a child without many pictures…and as an adult i have far too many vague memories and lots of pictures. does this ever happen to anyone else? my brain may be on overload so i feel that it is unable to process all of the amazement and all of life. it has been five days since we have had tv, crazy traffic, work, and things to distract me… and that has taken some getting used to. island time should be defined as this: driving 25 miles an hour, going to the grocery store to say hi to friends, long days, early lunch, and little worries. i want to try really hard to remember little pictures in life with out my camera in my face. i will try really hard! last night josh went down to the beach to take photos of the beautiful sunset. after the sun set he had both of my cameras strapped to his body and decided to call it quits. he walked back up the road as i was driving down to find him. his hands were cold from being out for the past hour and a half and it looked like he was glad to see me come get him. i asked him if he enjoyed taking pictures of the sunset and he replied, ” i think from now on i will stick to taking mental pictures. i enjoy that more than taking the photos”. i know for sure that i love taking photos…but he had a great point. enjoy the sunset and take a mental picture with your head, not your camera. i think that is something that may be more powerful than a photo. there is a time and place for photos…i have no doubt that they are important. i just want to challenge myself a bit. here are a few memories that i have made apart from the photo…oh and you have to see the photo of my family and my new BANGS! peace!