Reflections

Sometimes, I find myself in a reflective mood.  Early this morning, I went through some of my old digital photos, some going back nearly ten years, when I still ran my consulting business.  Some images brought to mind the many different kinds of things I did to earn a living back then.  I wrote many reports on different topics for government and industry, focusing on medical-veterinary entomology.  I carried out numerous evaluations of agricultural insecticides and insecticides and repellents used against mosquitoes.  I also made drawings and photos of some pests that I sold to clients.

But, it was when I delved into my personal photos that I became more reflective.  This was especially true for some old black and white photos that I digitized a few years ago, while I was starting to put together my family history.  One in particular, a photo of my father probably taken by his wife, Lynn, brought back a lot of good memories.  My dad, Norman Ellis, was a very special person to me and to other members of his family.  He had an interesting life but I won't go into that just now.  I only wish now that I had had been able to spend more time with him than I did.  I think of him often.