The Helmet

[Martyn]

It's been a difficult week for me, being the anniversary of my wife's death on Sunday. This photo was taken in the front room mirror just before we set off on our last holiday together. She wanted to do something different, something that neither of us would forget before she became too ill to travel . I hired a powerful motor trike, a Boom Thunderbird, and we joined my sister and brother in law on their Harley Davidsons to tour the Welsh mountains. My brother in law said that I could only join his biker gang if I grew a biker beard, this became the source of a lot of fun because on more than one occasion we were mistaken for "The Hairy Bikers." I was very happy to be mistaken for Dave Myers, but Linda wasn't chuffed about being mistaken for Si King! This photo still makes me cry!

 

 

 

[Clicker]

Gosh ....What a poignant narrative to this portrait Martyn .... thank you so much for sharing that with us on the Forum .. I feel very privileged that  you  thought  that you could do that here ... It must conjure up many mixed emotions for you and putting yourself in a vulnerable position is not an easy thing to do .. One day I hope you will be able to look at it and shed only tears of joy at  the happier memories  it triggers ...  It's a memorable image Martyn especially with the significant provenance .. 

[FUJI]

Hi, Martyn,

I can only go along with what Polly has written........my thought are with you..... a real mix of memories, but the only the good will eventually remain.

FUJI

[Denis]

Wow, I did not know what was behind the darkness that you went through. Thank you Martyn for sharing these thoughts. I can understand a little more of what these images mean to you. 

This is somewhat more than a photography forum, said it before and will say it again, it is unique. 

[johntwo]

I can't add words to what has bee said above Martyn but my feeling echo those expressed there.  These sadnesses in life come to us all I guess but it's worth remembering that they couldn't do so unless the wonderful memories that invoke them exist in the first place.

[vanguard]

An image that evokes a powerful memory, Lovely image and beautiful story. 

[CMunzel]

A poignant story about your photo. Thank you for sharing.