Special Selection: "Every single drop is precious"

Manazashi Photo Club First Period Photo Contest "Summer" Special Selection
Although we moved before the rainy season, the kindergarten my daughter, who is in the second year of kindergarten, has been full and we are stuck there every day.
The self-restraint lifestyle continues with no end in sight. Just thinking about it made me feel suffocated, even more so at the beginning of summer.
I was inspired by talking about photography and child-rearing with everyone at the Manazashi Photo Club, and I took more photos than usual this summer.
In search of summer.
A summery feel.
Watermelon, shaved ice, hand-held fireworks, and a collection of cicada shells.
There are more and more ways to enjoy the seasons in our daily lives,
Cumulonimbus clouds, rainbows after a sudden shower, and watching the sunset leisurely after dinner.
There are lots of beautiful sights close by,
This year I felt the most summery ever.
and,,,,,
I realized that it was only because this child was with me that I was enjoying this fun and seeing this view.
We were able to refrain from going to the nursery school and it was just the two of us, and I felt grateful that this time was such a wonderful gift.
"Even though I'm always with an angry child, you still come along and call out "Mommy! Mommy!" Thank you so much for making this a fun summer."
Yesterday, it was getting late at night and I hurriedly went out to the balcony to put the laundry away. The moon was beautiful and it seemed as if the footsteps of the next season were already approaching.
Furthermore, we received a call from the kindergarten informing us that there was a vacancy, and attendance would begin soon.
Our everyday life together is just too ordinary,
It will eventually come to an end.
This photo shows my daughter drinking her first Ramune drink. She peers at it, desperate to get the marble.
I took a picture of that gesture because I thought it was cute.
When I looked back at the photo,
A drop of water on a bottle of Ramune.
Shizuku quietly and silently
It fell into the basin,
Create beautiful and lustrous ripples
It disappears into the water.
A lovely moment between me and my daughter
It seemed to me like every single one of those droplets.
Everyday life continues.
But it will never come back,
A series of adorable and beautiful moments.
I want to capture that moment in photographs more and more.
I'm not getting bored so I'm going to take pictures of my daughter again today.


Photo and caption: nagico



Comment from Advisor

Each and every moment of our precious lives melts into our everyday lives. I was surprised to hear about the special summer and special days. Although they melt into our everyday lives, each and every moment is a special moment.
It's so cute to see Shizuku peeking into the Ramune candy with all the curiosity that only a child can have. I thought the summery colors and the gaze of the child, who seemed to love this moment, were both lovely.

Comment: Etsuko Aibu (Advisor of the Manazashi Photo Club)


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