Scanning Away

So I have been scanning old photos again. I have a photo scanner that makes the front end go lots faster than trying to do with a flat bed scanner.

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I made friends with the three women in background. Don’t remember their names any longer!

When I was a sophomore in high school in Albuquerque I went on a two week trip to Mexico City. It was a big adventure. Several busloads of my fellow students rode busses to El Paso where we switched over to Mexican busses and then rode pretty much non-stop all the way to Mexico City.

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Monument at Chapultapec Park in remembrance of the Ninos Heroes who died defending their country against the United States invasion during the Mexican American War. I respect anybody who dies for their country.

That was back before the drug dealers ran things and we went all over town, riding the subways and busses and didn’t give a thought in the world to our safety. Being a parent now though I realize why the teachers and chaperones were in a bad mood the whole time.

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One of the Pyramics at the Aztec site at Teotihuacan

Got to see a lot!!

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And I found this photo of my mother from the late 70’s. She was a lot younger then than what I am now!! She’s been gone a number of years. I miss her every day.

I hadn’t gone through this particular album in probably over a decade. I scanned the photos I wanted and threw the rest away including the album. Part of our continuing decluttering process. I got them all tagged up on the cloud if I ever need them. I love looking at old photos.

7 thoughts on “Scanning Away

  1. Driller's Place

    I really need to embark on a scanning/organizing project. I do have most all my digital images saved to portable hard drives, but I have done nothing about the family photos that are prints only. That might be an upcoming project as I am going to be “missing in action” in a couple of weeks.

  2. Vicki

    Looks like you had a great time on the trip!

    I love the photo of your mom, she looks a very happy person! It’s terrible when you lose a parent. I miss my mom and dad every day 🙁

  3. Pat

    I’ve been doing this project on and off–it’s a big job but it’s fun to go down memory lane. Your trip to Mexico City looked like a great adventure and your Mom looked very happy in this photo.

  4. Gaelyn

    It’s quite an undertaking, but I too love old photos and the memories evoked. Yet it felt liberating for me when I could throw away the bulky albums.

  5. Susie of Arabia

    I try to scan old pics when I am in the US for the summer. At this point I am way behind. I went on a bus trip down to Mexico when I was in high school too! Sadly I think I have lost the photos I took. Too bad because it was such a memorable trip. That’s a sweet photo of your mom.

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