A recent conversation sent me looking for a photo on my phone. Phone cameras have improved so much in recent years, and have become so commonly carried, that snapping photos has just become part of everyday life. I found the photo I sought in those moments, and later made time to glance through the remaining ones. It was like a treasure hunt, except it was treasure I'd been carrying around in my pocket for a year. Here's some of what I found:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rVEfdVQn0z2djZzCAf2ZQSGKeErpVrksJfXd3RsAI3IvcR8c1_gsrMcl1JJTaeNM_GxuaXNhsyUAbt_3cXuGMbyL2nJe41Oqt20hA7HP4g2y_jfOI01OUqKs8T598XGjKjpQY-oBilY/s320/Photo+Apr+11,+9+32+17.jpg) |
Transport of something HUGE! I watched for quite awhile. Never did figure out what it was, but it was amazing. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JIWHswsYy_VLdS00eSNJrSemk8XHoEcwZE4iBm1LB5dHUFXk7Sd6yCAGunLIoSrweuA1mylyDJIV_v3Qnr0MC6mB72-MgldXRCwzp0-jzA5_3LnGedq2Tq97MSyQ-l9UvicpxXVf30k/s320/Photo+Apr+26,+16+37+09+(1).jpg) |
Quote found in papers while moving |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLalHQwkM4oBTWYHM7P5WZ10yRCU12EudNVjYlNQ9yWMcIJLdiVhBD3b9bDMCZPvAezYD8vM8TvFdUvb1r1B5fO5ZyRaK3u2uNhZ-QgdnUT5fRaiV2PBoWYDVoANx-vAYduNMAwKU-tXI/s320/Photo+Apr+28,+11+46+51.jpg) |
Enlarge this and take a look at the list of ingredients. Starts with "lamb lungs" and moves on from there. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8cWwmkGsHjC1Xv6HMvS42Ey-80qcP18gTKxUDzsAwt_ND826_D8s-Wh2usJcDfYMnCbjBU06kbJaVX3za36IWJ0vqItFc2yAGzpEf5J-bwpH7EwuuIClFzi9CTVtIov_mdPda-nlHcQ/s320/Photo+Dec+24,+13+37+37.jpg) |
The fact that such a genre exists... oh my... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jn_a6XW6aKUKTeuNLjGLssNZURklvfE3yjqboTfztAy8I6qKf3rCvbdaZ35friJjammg7RGCdDEsFDHmBG-taivuPm73Hyw8mp3vRf779jzyp67REjAYirFhV4v-96OI5qouSYzgDEc/s320/Photo+Dec+30,+9+06+13.jpg) |
In airline catalog |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqTnrN1dD9WwUAoHzQ7nCAb9jGWghxZswg2HYvtGkwQX-5GJIOhPWuZhQoRl7dpwhtTpT84DUoAgzg8SEHPOPGyhaHe1fUtvxX13v9S-1U1iPJHTqNjLKCEGz70lqlA5tB9xhG-LE6zo/s320/Photo+Feb+02,+22+26+29.jpg) |
Pile of mostly-junk mail awaiting us after Bangladesh |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6HEbTrvtWNwTjt5zme0R1bfU8bxbO2pHdLuEygSGqZXUIIyiWPcbyR5PJS4lDrvDtd9XS4JrNYIeX-UzAfB6aGZKWgNWunuiyQo6KkTgtVAX7a9lFmZFrX_WwqytwJN7GfkxOJdzGe0/s320/Photo+Jun+03,+20+52+58.jpg) |
I drew this. I liked it. I saved it. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_2FUZp-NdL9zGJlOSH8eon2vKtSqCWkQNlENqZn4iLUWp4vutLeBTwnFwj7xSfak_g3f16xep1lNDrc2exqPQtGwkDYzZSweszXwmYoeXfkY3-ZnUPT7djltxOY7umkH6bfJ3NhhgnY/s320/Photo+Mar+05,+13+38+48+(1).jpg) |
About half the German army seemed to be flying Southwest on that particular day. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIzUvSzqkEhNKEaR8zJR5GlYeFSaW8BaTr8a-LfEzDYT_8tpMpEQnJSZ5wFiMsJ05k_O70LXtUN4IcVPZu70QvBeMexM9_wV2Q-OpCW0jjBAj4qhbTs39HNnfZVrOrW840sZvvPCG4JE/s320/Photo+May+04,+8+05+23.jpg) |
"We live life as if it were a motion picture. Loss turns life into a snapshot. The movement stops; everything freezes." (Gerald Sittser) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCr6fmv-2JptlW3LyDw_Z6BjMS5b0EIoulQ7M5aWSBhWAMmEyr6x52eCK-p2cikyVHHMEVoSZMeW7xwfpLgnQ4DiDubcdr8Tm2upTH9vqDVlOO16kZbT5ssSMjNI6lqFHWN19_7XWyi0/s320/Photo+May+23,+18+46+08.jpg) |
Looks weird, sounds worse. Surprisingly tasty! |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pDEI_c5KNRsTXEreNH6z4fcbC4S_wdUiRHC0-zscs2IsoVa-GBXtpL3KBrK67k81_9o69J6nRAcFh2Rv0QpMnmVgULG0rN6El8MfQ50MtbS-gc1036k2LqkcuR9cCbcx_7UD0ZQlxFs/s320/Photo+May+26,+10+24+22.jpg) |
Science! Definitely stir before drinking. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZuPdoc7xvzUq31cY30KxCi54hGpjP12u4WFNZ8LXLE6iN-lfzs8C0xntskRoSjNFwCukd4GN7x1JsENb6b8ZAZp9PNl4MYhN38PLlCvOwsjh8K9wXr8ANxChW-Tj1RCdODXT00aB6UI/s320/Photo+May+28,+21+19+47+(1).jpg) |
Rock/wire art |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlA-NpUpLB2969cxILuGW67essShK0iT3ZafFBq3Icm_49Heznt4NXzLp4eJDTUnXlT17a2L9mPeqEhZerewL4JANe45kKP6An1AD-KFWRxXllGzmnq9f59DlrvmlUskI1kcoNWf9zrc/s320/Photo+Oct+05,+10+37+20.jpg) |
...yep... |
And there are 1700 more photos where those came from! Cemeteries, curry powder, cows, snails, dogs, dilated eyeballs, big trucks, big rocks, inflammation, sports, Pittsburgh, platypus, a cookie fortune, feet, food, flowers, family, friends, funnies, furniture, fallen fence, fake firewood, and a bunch more. It looks like a random assortment, and not particularly interesting.
Except to me.
Phone photos often come with stories; they represent people, ideas, metaphors, experiences, all significant in some way. I am grateful for memory, and for this little "carried treasure" of photos.
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