Picture & The Story.

Does a picture always tell the story of what is actually happening?

Before I share the story of the above picture ... just imagine the story behind the photo you see ... okay ... got that vision in your mind?

Now ... here's the REAL story behind this picture ...

Our friends Heidi, Ryan, Evan, Griffin and I went for a walk down our road, hoping to see the horses at a neighbors house at the end of the road. As we are walking down the road, Griffin was literally stopping every 5 feet to pick flowers (only yellow dandelions mind you). We get to my neighbor Cyndi's drive-way and she has these fabulous purple flowers blooming. I snapped a picture of Griffin right then and there. We proceeded down the road, again stopping every 5 feet for Griffin to pick flowers and we did indeed see the horses.

Short ... sweet ... nothing spectacular happened ... but did you see this story in the picture above when you first looked at it? Did you know that every time Griffin stopped to pick up a flower that Ryan said "C'mon Griffin" in a big brotherly way? Could you tell it was a bright, sunny Monday with a cool breeze blowing?

My point is this ... it is SO very important to tell the story that goes along with the picture. No matter has simple or spectacular the event captured on film ... YOUR story, YOUR words, YOUR handwriting ... that's what makes the difference.