Lesson #982

post, originally uploaded by Kelly Johnson (duna12).

You're cruising along at any speed over 35 mph. You whiz past a potential shot and go "click" in your head. For the next few miles, you debate with yourself. Is it worth risking your mother's ire for being late for dinner to go back for the shot? Surely not if you haven't stopped the car yet.

I've discovered that the not-knowing will haunt me. It may not be an award-winner, but if it caught my eye and made me think, I must to go back and capture it.

I was supposed to learn this lesson a few years ago in Florence. The dh and I spent a lovely afternoon roaming through the back alleyways and shops of this most delicious of Italian cities. In one quaint pottery shop, we fell in love with a hand-painted terra cotta roof tile. Instead of buying it on the spot, we decided to  continue on and come back for it later. Sadly, we never found the shop again. It was as mysterious as Brigadoon. We retraced and retraced our steps, and we never found that shop again.

When you see a shot (or a treasure), take it. Well, if it's a treasure, pay for it first.