Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago I went on a solo trip to Spain for the month of October. My shadow answered  my desire to document my existence -- selfies weren't really a thing, yet -- and thus began a collection of shadow photographs. These were the first ones:

Over the years others have joined me:

The Cubans in the above photo were pretty sure there were language difficulties when I lined up the group and took a picture of the ground.

There are many of me and my dog:

Even the fish:

I have received shadow photos as gifts:

And shadows kept me busy for a good long time.