He stood before them with his Kodak
Can I take your photo ladies?
Without a word they stopped and stood there
Boots and headscarves, shapeless coats,
Weighed down with all their shopping
Footprints in the morning snow
Fresh and flaky, silent steps
Finished yet, before we freeze?
Picture perfect, scene of Bray
Everywhere I’ve travelled, since I was a young girl, I’ve always carried a camera. There are photographs of teenage years at home with my family, Mum, Dad, Aunt Lilly, my three sisters younger brother and our dog. We are all in the back garden, posing. Dad looks very serious, but Mum and Aunt Lilly, are smiling as are my siblings. Rory, our black and tan Manchester terrier which we got from Battersea Dogs Home a few years before, sits in the middle looking at me. Perfect!
josephine nolan 