Die Young as Late as You Can

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

Several years ago I was taking pictures of my yellow duck in a field near the center of Lincoln MA.
I was taking pictures of my yellow Ducati in a field near the center of Lincoln Massachusetts

The bike was way up on a small hill, and I was 200 yds away near the road snapping photos. I heard a car stop behind me, and when I turned around and looked this older gentleman was snapping photos of me.

I thought maybe he was a town official, or retired Police officer, and he was going to inform me I shouldn’t be parked there.

But to my surprise when I waved to him, He commented what a great photo. Then he got out of his car and came over and introduced himself to me and said he never passes up an opportunity to take a great photo. He then took out a small camera from his sweater pocket and took a photo of the Ducati.

He was not a motorcyclist, but he was very interested in hearing about the type of bike the yellow Ducati was. When he found out it was Italian he asked me if he could go sit on it and if I could take his picture.

So, we walked together to the top of the hill, talking about the beautiful day, where we both grew up and other things. I took a few photos of him on the bike and next to it. I don’t remember his name, or exactly the date of this shot but I do remember the moment.

I don’t know if that kind old man is still around, but I’d like to think he tells the story of the day he took a picture of a guy on a cool yellow motorcycle parked up on a hill in Lincoln MA. How we chatted about life for a few minutes, and he got a chance to sit on a Ducati!

Please, don’t pass these moments up, stop to take that photo, bang a U-turn if you have to!

Take lots of photos
Talk to strangers
Travel to places you have never been to
Take lots of photos.

And most importantly…Die young, but as old as you can!