Posted on February 15, 2011

I am alive, though you would not know it from the blog! The holiday season swallowed me up and I am slowly emerging on the other side. The winter wonderland that we have had has led to some hibernation too. I am working on some new things for the site and for the look of Holdlifestill Photography. I’m also looking forward to spring! In the meantime, I have been working on a personal project of taking a photo a day for 2011. It’s my second year of taking a photo a day, with the first being 2009. I have learned that planning and taking a photo a day shows you the richness of your fleeting life. My 2011 photos can be found on Flickr here.

I wanted to share with you a bit of an e-mail that I received from my father today. He finished the message by simply noting: “love and be loved.” How powerful is that? As I thought about it, it came to me that at the end of a hurried day, if you know that you love and are loved, what else matters?

I hope you have had a wonderful v-day, whatever it means to you and whomever you share it with. As for me, the plan is to weave the “love and be loved” message into my year, starting today. Coming home to these fragrant bits of spring also soothed my soul.







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