When you look at this photo...nothing really "pops" out. I took this in Chicago during lunch hour. I see people reading, relaxing, and chatting with friends. I see people enjoying a really beautiful day under the John Hancock. What I think is significant about this photo is that I took this on September 11th.
When you look at the people in the photo, you don't see worry or fear or terror. It's been 8 years now. As I walked around the city everything felt normal...not that I was expecting anything different. But I kept thinking about that day...I was living in Chicago then. The day was so similar...sunny, happy and warm. As I walked around that day, I wondered if some people even forgot what happened...
Lovely photo, and because of the day. They all look peaceful, more days like this. Take care.
ReplyDeleteGreat thoughts of a day that I hope we never forget...seeing no fear and worry is good and the way it should be for us.
ReplyDeleteoh how i enjoy people watching like this ...with an emotional twist ~
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely little square to sit in to eat lunch.
ReplyDeleteAs for S11. time eases pain but I don't think anyone in the world can forget that day. I think it nice to see people going about the business in a normal fashion and not living in fear.
I know...how many people actually think back to that time...and wonder.
ReplyDeleteI think about it every time I get on a plane, every time I get on a train...and every time I am in a big City.
Life goes on...but there are memories...beautiful post!
life does go on, but i sometimes wonder will i ever see a plane up in the sky and think normally about them again. and everytime i go to the airport, i'm reminded.
ReplyDeleteI live in Australia and I will never forget. It changed the world. x
ReplyDeleteGreat tie in between the photo and your writing.
ReplyDeleteReally makes you stop and think, yes? Great post.
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...a good day to reflect on how life has changed but I'm so glad people don't always live in fear...
ReplyDeleteLife moves on, we don't forget, but we learn to carry the memory differently. Beautiful reflection on a painful event.
ReplyDeleteLove the view of the people relaxing in the city beside a wonderful fountain. I would love to take my lunch there sometime.
ReplyDeleteTime has a way of making fear recede, thank goodness. A lovely place and day for having lunch in the open air.
ReplyDeletelove this...
ReplyDeleteGreat photo -- and it is something to think about when you remember the day.
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