Creating a Story

One of the most enjoyable things about travel is looking through your pictures once you return. You will always have the memories of your trip(s). And in many cases, your memories are the most prized possessions you will take from your experiences. But your pictures are also a treasure and, in large part, how you share your travel with others.

I took the following picture while on a trip to Boston a few years ago:

It's an innocent enough picture. I was walking along a street in the Back Bay area of Boston, which is, as you can see, a beautiful area. I have no idea who the couple holding hands in the picture is. And I really did not intend to capture them in the picture but rather the row of houses and trees. But my wife and I, especially my wife, has enjoyed making up stories in our heads about who this couple is, what they are doing, etc.

Perhaps they have just returned from a trip to a far-away place and are walking back to their residence, among the beautiful row of houses in the picture. Perhaps they are taking the trip of a lifetime to Boston and just enjoying the day. Perhaps they are mad at each other and always hold hands, so they're just doing it again today (okay, so that is my suggestion, not Lauren's).

Pictures allow us to do that. They allow our imaginations to run wild. And they allow us to capture, in a small way, the experiences we have had in a place so that we can remember them and share them forever.