29 June

Seeing the world anew

by Jon Katz
Each day, a choice
Each day, a choice

Sometimes I think the flowers I photograph will take off and sail into space, they are so radiant and emotional. I was feeling a lot of emotion today. We located a scrapbook my mother kept of my childhood and my early work as a journalist, and she patched it together with scotch tape and glue. I didn’t see much of my mother in her last years, and she was a sad and unhappy person, but her love for me really shone through and I was overcome looking at the photos of myself as a young boy, and then a young man. The triumphs and tragedies of a life just flew by and overwhelmed me with sadness, regret, healing and hope. I was happy to see this flower in stranger’s garden. Each day is a new choice, a new beginning.

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