I have a friend who sometimes asks me to describe a photo for her, especially when it involves nature or space.
She's been blind her whole life, so there's a real gift in the challenge of trying to describe stunning visuals in other language, by invoking other senses.
And the opportunity to help always improves my care with words--for which I'm very grateful.
I hope folks remember how much mutual benefit there is in being present with each other, whenever they feel like a burden with an ask.
What a beautiful mutual gain of an experience.
When it comes to the abstracted beauty of a cosmic shot, for instance, I find that I *do* have other sensory tools to describe it, but they go to rust when we're so reliant on the image to speak for itself. I get to see the world through new perspectives when describing it for others - as you no doubt did, too!
What a special memory. Thanks for sharing it. 🤗