How did 99 days so quickly become less than 50?

I finally got to see and take some photos of the infamous highland cows not too long ago. Past me would freak out to know I was just inches away from these creatures that she has been obsessed with for so long. 

It was a bittersweet moment, though, because now that initial excitement is over. I will never experience that first sight of them again. This makes me grateful for the fact I am able to capture everything with photos and videos. 

I was talking with my dad the other day about how easy it is to relive memories and keep them forever thanks to our cameras; something he didn’t have the privilege of doing at my age. So, while these 99 days may be just about halfway done, with how many pictures I take of everything I do, my time here will never be lost or forgotten. 

Here I sit now, with a little over a month left, looking through my camera roll at what I have accomplished. It may seem silly, but seeing these cows has been the absolute highlight for me, and I truly don’t think anything will top it, though I’m happy to try. 

To me, these cows are what Scotland is all about. When I think of this country, I think of the highland cows. Seeing them is something that absolutely cannot be explained, but must be experienced, and while I am proud of the pictures I managed to get, they don’t do them nearly enough justice. 

I guess what I’m really trying to say, in what is now seeming like an ode to highland cows, is that I think we should never take the privilege of capturing photos and videos for granted. A day hasn’t gone by that I don’t scroll through my camera roll and smile at all the pictures I’ve taken here. 

My advice to anyone going abroad: take the picture, it really does make it last longer. My goal for the next 40-some days is to keep making my thumb hurt from clicking the photo button endlessly. I know I will appreciate all these moments now, a day later, a year later, twenty years later. 

I say never let anyone tell you to “live in the moment” and stop filming or taking photos. These are the things that make the moment last forever. 

I’ll be back with more photos soon, thanks for reading 🙂