History repeating itself

We went to the park a couple of days ago and I got a few shots of the kids playing.
A couple of the shots stood out to me.
Seeing how happy children are playing with things that are free and plentiful. Playing out in the fresh air, getting exercise and just thoroughly enjoying their lives.



And then I got THIS shot...



She looks so much like me when I was younger.

I was editing away and it wasn't until I converted it to BW I saw more deeply into the shot. I saw history repeating itself!

This is what I see when I look at this shot...

"This is ME playing outside and my Dad is pointing the camera at me to take my picture."

This photograph touches me so much that whenever I look at it, it makes me cry.
I'm sitting here in tears right now.

Oh, how I miss my Dad.
He loved photography too and I think we would have had so much fun shooting together.
Unfortunately, I never got that chance, he died in 1999.

I love you Dad and miss you so much! This one is for you.x