A day at the pool: My nieces, my daughter and I watching them play happily...
It is on days like today that I am thankful to live in a country with a climate that is second to none. Yes, there has been unquestionable sunshine but the temperature has not been that high, even at midday. 31 degrees for most of the day. That's what winters are like in Venezuela, in my city. I didn't even think about it. I called my brother and asked him to bring my nieces. I told him that I had planned a day at the pool in the sun, with my daughter and with the warm water of a spectacular day. Besides, the more I think about it, the more I realise that in less than 5 days I will return to the office, my daughter to school and everything will be back to normal?
Normality, which often doesn't really allow us to be completely happy... But that's a topic for another post. Today I feel that my day has been perfect. I couldn't remember a nice day in the quietness of my house, with nothing more than a little water and the magic that only childhood can offer. I won't lie to you, today I was an unparalleled witness of how happiness has such simple and essential components to life. It is a sad thing that as we grow up we lose the ability to ingratiate ourselves easily. It costs a lot more...
They, on the other hand, looked totally happy. I didn't have to ask for any poses. I just knew when to press the shutter of the mobile phone camera. And from time to time wiping the lens of the camera from the drops of water that the girls threw at me as they splashed around in the pool. I love these moments of motherhood, you know, I feel so privileged to be able to be around the most meaningful moments for my baby. In fact, something similar was said to me today by my boyfriend, where he emphasised that part ‘have no doubt, you are preserving beautiful moments of your daughter's childhood, love’.
I think it's no mystery to anyone that living at this time in human history has its advantages. And being a mother, being able to easily capture all the moments of life, of my daughter's growth, excites me and makes me smile. At most, of my childhood, my mother will have at most 40 photographs. And I think I exaggerate, haha. But what I regret most is that I don't remember who I was at my daughter's age. I only have a few scattered memories... I don't think the same thing will happen to my daughter. I hope she appreciates how much I have photographed her.
Back to the pool day. The girls were in the water for a couple of hours. They didn't even care about breakfast. They reminded me of the importance of being happy and enjoying the days to the fullest. They are girls who see each other often, you know they are cousins, but when they see each other again they show their love, brotherhood and friendship. I love that these values can be seen even playing under a beautiful winter day but with summer temperatures. They play, they have fun, they pass the time with their crumpled crimes and without denying each other smiles and laughter. My heart is immensely fuller and happier to see my girls sharing and creating moments that I can save in digital. I am still on holiday and it is a luxury to be able to relate all this, to create from the innocence and magic of my precious girls.