apparitions of a(part)

 

my nephew's little wooden train set.  it's been his favorite toy for the past two years, but it won't remain so for much longer.  in two more years he'll be walking himself to the bus stop. by then he'll be sensitive to, and inundated with, ads for the latest and greatest technology inspired toy.  but that wooden train set is his current favorite because of the world he's imagined for it.  i hope he never forgets how to do that.

 

my earliest memory was watching the lights on my father's external dial-up modem.  his earliest memory may be watching a video on his grandfather's iphone.