By Scott Shephard

I'm listening to "Old Friends" by Simon and Garfunkel this morning. I remember hearing the song for the first time when I was 14 years old and being moved by Simon's amazing poetry. I was certainly moved by the imagery of old men sitting side by side in a park.

And then the last verse . . . 

I do remember way back then, when I was still a boy, how terribly strange it might be to be 70, which seemed ancient to me then.

But I'm not 70 yet - I am only 61 and I don't feel old today.

I hope I never do.

(This photo, incidentally, was taken at the Birch Bayh Federal building in Indianapolis. The eagle next to the mirror didn't sneak into the photo, as a photobomber would. Instead, I invited him/her to join me in the self-portrait.)

Canon 5DIII 1/60s f/8.0 ISO500 65mm