I have been somewhat absent from WP in recent weeks. Life can take some interesting turns when you least expect it and what may seem like endings are indeed beginnings that are waiting patiently asking for your attention. The above photo was taken on New Year’s Day (or there abouts) during my recent visit to the US with my new swanky camera the Fujifilm X100S (secretly jumping up and down with excitement!). This image is not just a beautiful shot of a lake through a forest kissed by the glow of an afternoon winter sun at the beginning of a new year, it is an image that represents for me many new beginnings that are about to change the course and the nature of my life from now on. Deep breath…
I hope that your new year brings all of you joy and success, and peace.
With love,
M/Ish
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Welcome back Ishaiya and what a beautiful image with which to begin the year and your “new beginnings”.
Thank you so much Andrew for your good wishes, and for taking the time to comment. Always much appreciated 🙂
This is a really beautiful capture. The value of picture increase when sentiments are attached to it. Congrats for your new camera and wishing you a great year ahead 😀
Thank you for your kind words and good wishes Gaurab! 🙂
Such a lovely shot. It reminds me a lot of Germany. 😉
Yeah funny that, me too! 😉
Yeah, nowhere in the U.S. is like only the U.S., apparently.
There is a certain truth in that….
Happy New Year and welcome back!
Beautiful shot
Thank you Noel! 🙂
Happy New Year to you my wonderful friend!
What a lovely view Ish. Happy New Year to you as well hon. 😀 *big hugs*
Thank you sweet friend 🙂
Been a while! Welcome back!
Thank you Ben! Hope you’re still wonderfully bitter. BTW I hope your New Year is the bitterest yet! 😉
You know that never changes. I don’t go by years but days, cause I’m bitter like that. I think I’m on like day 14,782 or something like that.
Man I’m impressed that you keep count! My bitterness is a lot less precise you see, it’s a general all encompassing bitterness that runs as deep as the epidermis on my arm is thick!
(if you’re wondering about the arm reference, you might want to search for my post entitled ‘How Thick is My Arm?’, there you will find a fine example of bitterness… I would provide you with a link but my brain is not quite alive yet)
😉