Surprises

I developed a roll of film last week that I thought were shots of the kittens. I usually use a digital camera but occasionally still use my 35mm Minolta to capture fast action, since kittens do move quite quickly.

I went to pick up the photos and opened the package while my husband was getting a prescription filled. I almost fell over. It was an entire roll of film shot of Sassy 2 years go that I had never gotten developed.

At first, the photos just shook my grief, like someone shaking a tree. It took stable ground out from under me. But then I looked at the photos more carefully and just basked in the beauty and that special connection that Sassy and I share. This was a very wonderful gift to receive, long after she was physically gone.