The procession of nostalgia buffs journeying down memory lane is as endless as time itself. Some share their experiences verbally, while others write books, give lectures, call talk shows, or pen letters and diaries.

Not so Bermudian Dr. Eldon Tucker Zuill and his wife Anne, however, who have chosen to capture the ?then and now? of Bermuda in the form of a pictorial book entitled ?Bermuda Postcards Revisited?.

Using old postcards of scenes taken in the first half of the 1900s as the starting point, Dr. Zuill returned in November, 2005 to re-photograph the same scenes, also in black and white, from the same perspective.

In some cases, the similarity between the ?then and now? is striking, particularly in St. George?s, which is comforting to see, while in others radical changes remind of man?s rapacious incursion upon a once-pristine landscape.

Toward the end of the 48-page book, Dr. Zuill also includes some ?then? photographs with no ?now? equivalent, either because buildings such as the Hamilton and Frascati hotels, Harrington House and a Bermuda cottage, have gone, but as well as a few ?then? scenes without matching ?nows? due to foliage and accessibility constraints.

A handy reminder of Bermuda?s ever-changing landscape, the authors hope that the success of their first book will lead to future editions, for which they already have more postcards available. Hence the optimistic ?Volume 1? on the cover.

Born and raised in Bermuda (1943-1960), Dr. Zuill is the only son of the late Edmund and Frances Zuill, and the nephew of the late Dr. W.E. (Bill) Tucker. Educated first at Saltus Grammar School, and then in Guelph, Canada, Utah, and finally Oxford University, Dr. Zuill settled 34 years ago in Largo, Fife, Scotland, where he first taught biology, and then worked in health education.

Married to Anne, the couple have two children, Duncan and Allison, and four grandchildren: Layla, Harry, Darren and Zac. Now retired, they recently celebrated their coral (35th) wedding anniversary, and run a self-catering cottage next door to their home, as well as enjoying golf and tennis.

Like all Bermudians, however, Dr. Zuill returns regularly to Bermuda where he and his wife stay on Trunk Island ?to recharge our souls and spirits?, and renew their many local friendships.

It was during last year?s visit with Sen. Walwyn Hughes and his wife Betsey that the idea of putting together a Bermuda volume was conceived, and from whom the Zuills received encouragement and assistance.

?We had collected Bermuda postcards through British approval postcard agents and by visiting postcard fairs in Scotland, and we realised that there was a vast selection of postcards available,? Dr. Zuill says. ?The final stage came when we visited with the Hughes? in November, 2005 and were able to identify the specific sites; get further postcards from the Hughes? and Horst Augustinovic, general manager of Print Link; and, due to good weather, take the photographs.

?It was great fun, and enjoyable to discuss and narrow the locations, then actually go out and find the exact spots from where the original photographers took their pictures. What a thrill to think we were actually in the place where these anonymous historians were doing their thing.?

Undaunted by the fact that taking the ?now? photographs often involved ?risking life and limb?, the authors say in the book?s introduction that ?revisiting this beautiful Island is a return to Paradise.

It is a photographer?s dream to wander the leafy byways, to delight in the tranquil waters, to capture the restful images of a bygone era. So it was, and so it is today.?

The story of the Zuills? postcards-revisited books has its origins in Scotland, where the couple began a project with a local historian, comparing slides she had taken 25 years before their own current photographs.

?The problem was that many of her slides had become ruined with mould, and we were looking for something that would be more durable,? Dr. Zuill remembers. ?We struck on the idea of local postcards, and began making a collection of the local area. We then went out and took pictures as close to the position and using the correct angle and magnification as the original scene.?

Eventually realising that they had enough material for a book, the couple produced and published their first volume ?for local consumption?.

?Within a year we had sold over 600 copies and exhausted the print run. Even now we have requests for copies, but none to offer,? Dr. Zuill says.

Encouraged by their initial success, the couple have since gone on to compile two similar volumes: one of Cape Town, South Africa, and the other of St. Andrew?s and surrounding areas in Scotland.

While the Cape Town volume is as yet unpublished due to the relevant charity going bust just as it was in the final stages of preparation, the St. Andrew?s volume can be found in book and craft shops in the local area.