Christmas Recollections

This was taken in the late afternoon on Christmas Day, 2002. We had eaten dinner at the La Posada resort/train station that's being restored in Winslow, AZ, and afterwards my brother and I ventured outside to see what we could photograph--yes, there will be further submissions from this place, it's amazing

This gentleman wished us a merry Christmas and shared some memories of years past, when the railroad was in its glory days and was the preferred method of travel. Seems he was born in that town and remembered seeing movie stars, politicians (including presidents), and troops come through the station during the WWII era. He was ecstatic that someone was restoring the station and resort area to its former glory.

I hope this doesn't sound bad, but this is one of my favorite images taken in 20 years of photography The warm hues that the setting sun was presenting were amazing, and I'll never forget hearing the emotion in his voice as he told the stories. Gotta love folks like that.