This week I spent time in the small Welsh village of Trefriw in the Conwy Valley. I was visiting some family that I hadn’t seen for over two and a half years. During a morning walk around a lake, amidst the snow, rain and wind we decided to take a ‘selfie’ and that moment was when the recording was taken. The recording is particularly significant to me as when I listen to it, it totally transports me back to that moment in an extremely vivid and clear way. The sound of the recording alone is enough to trigger a strong and happy recollection of that time. Interestingly, I found that listening to the recording and specifically the voices of those in my family whom I see rarely, stimulated a greater emotional response than looking at the actual ‘selfie’ photograph that was taken from that day.
