Have you ever looked in a mirror and caught a glimpse of a strangers' eyes? Eerie.

I'm going to have to read this one again in awhile.
ej---you're making me think too much for this time of the morning! Guess that's good...

Thank you--these have all been thoughtful posts.

My sister and her granddaughter were here from New Zealand last July and she the gd posted pictures on FB. Looks like I have lost some weight since then. Some times we have to stop and really look in the mirror to see what is actually going on. Mostly we just glance to check hair and that there is nothing huge stuck between the teeth. If the clothes match it is a bonus. Very few look with a discerning eye and evaluating thought.

What always amazes me, is that what we see when we look in a mirror isn't what we see when we look at a photograph of ourselves. A camera doesn't discern what it records without the aid of filters, f stops, and selective composing. It just lays it out. I noticed that the first time I started doing sky photographs. I also noticed it when I'd get ready for a big occasion, be satisfied with my reflection and then want to hide the photographic record.

Of course these thoughts are the concrete and literal translation of an analogy in poetry, but it's non the less true.

And when I look in the mirror and see a woman of advanced years, I think "Who is that person?" The way she looks is certainly not how I feel on the inside.