I grew up in Michigan and now I live in Montana. Kalamazoo to Bozeman–I like having a “z” in the name of my town. While I am celebrating the long-awaited, glorious Big Sky summer, the nostalgia of a Michigan summer rings true to me. I just spent a couple weeks with my family near Lake Michigan. These photos are a big part of what summer is to me.
Even though I’m quite sure these memories will be anchored in my mind for seasons to come, based on experience I think it might be a good idea to have a back up plan.
Picture frames – I feel like digital images only offer us the same fleeting memories as the experiences themselves. Other than my mom, who is the best collage-maker and picture-framer I know, it seems like most of us tuck away our images into iPhoto and occasionally choose a new one for a fresh desktop look.
Again, picture frames! Recycle them, pick a dusty one off your shelf and fill it with a new memory. Give a framed photo as a gift…what could be more sustainable? Trust me, no one will ever know if you reuse a frame from your own collection (how could it possibly get banged up sitting on the shelf?) and fill it with your own new look. Six months from now, when it’s so cold my hand freezes to the door handle, I know I will love glancing at my framed nieces in sundresses and oogling at fresh-picked strawberries.
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