[Esp./Eng.] Dos sĂlabas, la primera palabra... PAPĂ. || One syllable, the first word... DAD.
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Hoy es jueves y, como bien dicen por ahĂ, el cuerpo lo sabe. Es ese dĂa de la semana en el que la nostalgia se permite un espacio en nuestra rutina para dejarnos viajar a travĂ©s de los pĂxeles. Me sumo con entusiasmo a la invitaciĂłn del amigo @lanzjoseg en su estupenda iniciativa âTBT: Una foto, una historiaâ, porque recordar no es solo volver a vivir, sino tambiĂ©n honrar las raĂces que nos mantienen en pie, sin importar cuĂĄn lejos hayamos volado.

Dos sĂlabas, la primera palabra... PAPĂ
Hay fotografĂas que no se limitan a conservar la luz; guardan acĂșstica. Si uno se queda mirĂĄndolas el tiempo suficiente, con la quietud necesaria que solo conceden los jueves de nostalgia, el grano azulado del papel fotogrĂĄfico empieza a disolverse hasta dejar al descubierto la respiraciĂłn tibia de una tarde cualquiera del año dos mil..., allĂĄ en Venezuela.
AhĂ estĂĄn ellos, erguidos sobre sus propios pies vacilantes, aferrados al barandal de pino como quien se asoma a la borda de un barco para contemplar la inmensidad del mundo adulto. A la izquierda, SofĂa, con sus ojos negros y hĂșmedos como ciruelas frescas, el cabello oscuro cayĂ©ndole en ondas desordenadas sobre la frente y esa media sonrisa tĂmida, casi cĂłmplice, que parecĂa entender el misterio de las cosas antes de saber nombrarlas. A su lado, Maykol, el hijo de mi hermano Henry, con la determinaciĂłn despierta en la mirada, el torso descubierto y la boca entreabierta, listo para devorarse el tete.
HacĂa calor, el calor denso y familiar de nuestros hogares, donde el olor a talco infantil se mezclaba con el aroma del cafĂ© reciĂ©n colado en la cocina. Los dos primos compartĂan esa pequeña fortaleza de madera que no alcanzaba a ser jaula, sino mĂĄs bien trinchera y mirador. Maykol llevaba la delantera, pues, apenas unos dĂas antes habĂa roto el silencio del balbuceo, inaugurando su propia voz con esa arrogancia inocente de los niños que descubren que los ruidos de la garganta pueden mover el mundo de los grandes. SofĂa lo miraba de reojo, aprendiendo el truco.
Fue exactamente ahĂ, en la fracciĂłn de segundo previa al destello del flash. La cĂĄmara pesaba entre mis manos y el visor encuadraba dos pequeños torsos desnudos, frĂĄgiles y eternos. Y entonces ocurriĂł el milagro... SofĂa apretĂł con mĂĄs fuerza sus deditos contra la madera gastada, me clavĂł esos ojos oscuros cargados de presente y soltĂł, redonda, suave y perfecta, la palabra que me desarmĂł por completo: «Papå».
No fue un tropiezo del aire ni un ensayo mecĂĄnico; fue mĂĄs bien un bautizo. El mundo exterior âel cambio de milenio, los afanes cotidianos, las cuentas por pagar y el ruido de la calleâ se redujo a la distancia exacta que separaba mis rodillas del suelo y sus labios del borde de la cuna... La naturaleza hizo su magia.
Hoy, mĂĄs de dos dĂ©cadas despuĂ©s, contemplo este retrato teñido por el viraje añil del tiempo. Maykol ha crecido y hoy ya es papĂĄ... Maykol ya dejĂł atrĂĄs los barrotes y aprendiĂł millones de palabras mĂĄs, muchas de ellas para despedirse, para discutir o para navegar la adultez. Sin embargo, cada vez que regreso a esta imagen, el ruido de los años se apaga. Vuelvo a sentir el pulso acelerado de aquella tarde, ese calor en el pecho y el peso sagrado de esa primera sĂlaba que, todavĂa hoy, me sigue llamando desde el fondo de la memoria.
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Today is Thursday and, as they say, your body just knows it. Itâs that day of the week when nostalgia finds a place in our routine, allowing us to travel through pixels. Iâm delighted to accept the invitation from my friend @lanzjoseg to take part in his brilliant initiative âTBT: A photo, a storyâ because remembering isnât just about reliving the past, but also about honouring the roots that keep us grounded, no matter how far weâve flown.

One syllable, the first word... DAD
Some photographs do more than just preserve light; they hold onto sound. If you gaze at them long enoughâwith that particular stillness that only arrives on Thursdays steeped in nostalgiaâthe bluish grain of the photographic paper begins to dissolve, revealing the warm, living breath of an ordinary afternoon in the year 2000... back in Venezuela.
There they are, standing on their own unsteady feet, gripping the pine railing as if leaning over the side of a ship to behold the vastness of the adult world. On the left, SofĂaâher dark eyes as moist as fresh plums, her dark hair falling in dishevelled waves across her forehead, wearing a shy, almost conspiratorial half-smile that suggested she understood the mystery of things long before she could name them. Beside her, Maykolâmy brother Henryâs sonâwith a sharp, alert determination in his gaze, his torso bare, his mouth slightly parted, ready to devour his pacifier.
It was hotâthat thick, familiar heat of our homes, where the scent of baby powder mingled with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifting from the kitchen. The two cousins ââshared this little wooden fortressânot quite a cage, but rather a trench, a vantage point. Maykol held the lead; just days earlier, he had broken the silence of mere babbling, finding his own voice with that innocent arrogance of children who discover that the sounds they make can stir the world of grown-ups. SofĂa watched him out of the corner of her eye, learning the trick.
It happened right thenâin the fraction of a second before the flash went off. The camera felt heavy in my hands, and the viewfinder framed two small, bare torsosâfragile, yet eternal. And then the miracle happened... SofĂa pressed her tiny fingers more firmly against the worn wood, fixed those dark eyesâso intensely presentâupon me, and uttered, clear, soft, and perfect, the word that completely disarmed me: âPapa.â
It was no mere slip of the breath, nor some mechanical rehearsal; it was, rather, a baptism. The outside worldâthe turn of the millennium, the daily grind, the bills to be paid, the noise of the streetâshrank down to the precise distance between my knees on the floor and her lips at the edge of the crib... Nature worked its magic.
Today, more than two decades later, I gaze at this portrait, now tinged with the indigo hue of time. Maykol has grown up and is now a father himself... He has long since left the crib bars behind and learned millions of other wordsâwords for saying goodbye, for arguing, for navigating the complexities of adulthood. Yet, whenever I return to this image, the clamour of the passing years fades away. I feel once more the quickened pulse of that afternoon, the warmth in my chest, and the sacred weight of that first syllableâa sound that, even now, continues to call out to me from the depths of my memory.
If you want to take part, I think youâre still in time â youâve got until 11.59 pm TODAY, THURSDAY, so hurry up and remember to obey the rules.
With TBT contest - One of those days.
You can also check out the latest posts on the #TopFamily Community page

Cover of the initiative.
Letâs see if my friends @silher and @castri-ja, fancy joining inâŠ


TambiĂ©n pueden revisar las Ășltimas publicaciones en la casa de la Comunidad #TopFamily

Portada de la iniciativa.
A ver si se animan, las amigas @cirangela y @issymarie2, y el amigo @theshot2414âŠ


Today is Thursday and, as they say, your body just knows it. Itâs that day of the week when nostalgia finds a place in our routine, allowing us to travel through pixels. Iâm delighted to accept the invitation from my friend @lanzjoseg to take part in his brilliant initiative âTBT: A photo, a storyâ because remembering isnât just about reliving the past, but also about honouring the roots that keep us grounded, no matter how far weâve flown.

One syllable, the first word... DAD
Some photographs do more than just preserve light; they hold onto sound. If you gaze at them long enoughâwith that particular stillness that only arrives on Thursdays steeped in nostalgiaâthe bluish grain of the photographic paper begins to dissolve, revealing the warm, living breath of an ordinary afternoon in the year 2000... back in Venezuela.
There they are, standing on their own unsteady feet, gripping the pine railing as if leaning over the side of a ship to behold the vastness of the adult world. On the left, SofĂaâher dark eyes as moist as fresh plums, her dark hair falling in dishevelled waves across her forehead, wearing a shy, almost conspiratorial half-smile that suggested she understood the mystery of things long before she could name them. Beside her, Maykolâmy brother Henryâs sonâwith a sharp, alert determination in his gaze, his torso bare, his mouth slightly parted, ready to devour his pacifier.
It was hotâthat thick, familiar heat of our homes, where the scent of baby powder mingled with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifting from the kitchen. The two cousins ââshared this little wooden fortressânot quite a cage, but rather a trench, a vantage point. Maykol held the lead; just days earlier, he had broken the silence of mere babbling, finding his own voice with that innocent arrogance of children who discover that the sounds they make can stir the world of grown-ups. SofĂa watched him out of the corner of her eye, learning the trick.
It happened right thenâin the fraction of a second before the flash went off. The camera felt heavy in my hands, and the viewfinder framed two small, bare torsosâfragile, yet eternal. And then the miracle happened... SofĂa pressed her tiny fingers more firmly against the worn wood, fixed those dark eyesâso intensely presentâupon me, and uttered, clear, soft, and perfect, the word that completely disarmed me: âPapa.â
It was no mere slip of the breath, nor some mechanical rehearsal; it was, rather, a baptism. The outside worldâthe turn of the millennium, the daily grind, the bills to be paid, the noise of the streetâshrank down to the precise distance between my knees on the floor and her lips at the edge of the crib... Nature worked its magic.
Today, more than two decades later, I gaze at this portrait, now tinged with the indigo hue of time. Maykol has grown up and is now a father himself... He has long since left the crib bars behind and learned millions of other wordsâwords for saying goodbye, for arguing, for navigating the complexities of adulthood. Yet, whenever I return to this image, the clamour of the passing years fades away. I feel once more the quickened pulse of that afternoon, the warmth in my chest, and the sacred weight of that first syllableâa sound that, even now, continues to call out to me from the depths of my memory.
Today is Thursday and, as they say, your body just knows it. Itâs that day of the week when nostalgia finds a place in our routine, allowing us to travel through pixels. Iâm delighted to accept the invitation from my friend @lanzjoseg to take part in his brilliant initiative âTBT: A photo, a storyâ because remembering isnât just about reliving the past, but also about honouring the roots that keep us grounded, no matter how far weâve flown.

One syllable, the first word... DAD
Some photographs do more than just preserve light; they hold onto sound. If you gaze at them long enoughâwith that particular stillness that only arrives on Thursdays steeped in nostalgiaâthe bluish grain of the photographic paper begins to dissolve, revealing the warm, living breath of an ordinary afternoon in the year 2000... back in Venezuela.
There they are, standing on their own unsteady feet, gripping the pine railing as if leaning over the side of a ship to behold the vastness of the adult world. On the left, SofĂaâher dark eyes as moist as fresh plums, her dark hair falling in dishevelled waves across her forehead, wearing a shy, almost conspiratorial half-smile that suggested she understood the mystery of things long before she could name them. Beside her, Maykolâmy brother Henryâs sonâwith a sharp, alert determination in his gaze, his torso bare, his mouth slightly parted, ready to devour his pacifier.
It was hotâthat thick, familiar heat of our homes, where the scent of baby powder mingled with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifting from the kitchen. The two cousins ââshared this little wooden fortressânot quite a cage, but rather a trench, a vantage point. Maykol held the lead; just days earlier, he had broken the silence of mere babbling, finding his own voice with that innocent arrogance of children who discover that the sounds they make can stir the world of grown-ups. SofĂa watched him out of the corner of her eye, learning the trick.
It happened right thenâin the fraction of a second before the flash went off. The camera felt heavy in my hands, and the viewfinder framed two small, bare torsosâfragile, yet eternal. And then the miracle happened... SofĂa pressed her tiny fingers more firmly against the worn wood, fixed those dark eyesâso intensely presentâupon me, and uttered, clear, soft, and perfect, the word that completely disarmed me: âPapa.â
It was no mere slip of the breath, nor some mechanical rehearsal; it was, rather, a baptism. The outside worldâthe turn of the millennium, the daily grind, the bills to be paid, the noise of the streetâshrank down to the precise distance between my knees on the floor and her lips at the edge of the crib... Nature worked its magic.
Today, more than two decades later, I gaze at this portrait, now tinged with the indigo hue of time. Maykol has grown up and is now a father himself... He has long since left the crib bars behind and learned millions of other wordsâwords for saying goodbye, for arguing, for navigating the complexities of adulthood. Yet, whenever I return to this image, the clamour of the passing years fades away. I feel once more the quickened pulse of that afternoon, the warmth in my chest, and the sacred weight of that first syllableâa sound that, even now, continues to call out to me from the depths of my memory.
If you want to take part, I think youâre still in time â youâve got until 11.59 pm TODAY, THURSDAY, so hurry up and remember to obey the rules.
With TBT contest - One of those days.
You can also check out the latest posts on the #TopFamily Community page

Cover of the initiative.
Letâs see if my friends @silher and @castri-ja, fancy joining inâŠ


You can also check out the latest posts on the #TopFamily Community page

Cover of the initiative.
Letâs see if my friends @silher and @castri-ja, fancy joining inâŠ


Esa foto guarda la belleza de dos niños, de un ĂĄngel eterno y en tus oĂdos al verla resuena la palabra papĂĄ un bello regalo que la pequeña Sofia te dio y quedo capturado hermosamente.
Un bello recuerdo, gracias por compartir tu tesoro con todos nosotros.
Gracias por estar presente; sabes bien el peso emocional de estos recuerdos para mĂ. Gracias.
ÂĄQuĂ© manera tan poĂ©tica y profunda de narrar un recuerdo! Logras transmitir no solo la nostalgia del momento y los detalles de esa tarde en Venezuela, sino el peso emocional que tiene esa primera palabra grabada en la memoria. Es impresionante cĂłmo una sola fotografĂa puede congelar tanto amor y conectar el pasado con el presente. Gracias por compartir una historia tan hermosa y llena de alma. ÂĄUn gran abrazo!
Sientes el peso emocional porque es real... El Ășltimo aliento de SofĂa lo abracĂ© cuando ella reciĂ©n cumplĂa once años... Bendiciones.
No hay palabras suficientes para dimensionar una pĂ©rdida asĂ. Gracias por la valentĂa y el amor con el que honras su memoria a travĂ©s de tus letras. SofĂa vive y seguirĂĄ viviendo en cada recuerdo y en cada historia que compartas con el corazĂłn. Te envĂo un abrazo muy apretado y lleno de respeto. Bendiciones para ti y tu familia departe de toda la familia Alfasueños.
No podĂa faltar al jueves de tbt, como siempre con un hermoso recuerdo y de paso una actualizaciĂłn "...Maykol ha crecido y hoy ya es papĂĄ".
Que recuerdo tan bonito, son momentos Ășnicos. Un abrazo.
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