JANUARY
The Cheery Red Flame of Happiness lights up the darkness of Winter and sets the stage for the rest of the year.
FEBRUARY
A frozen dusting of white surprises the fern and I, blinding us to the reality that Spring is just around the corner.
MARCH
A flowering Almond, happy in its existence ushers in the optimism of Spring in all it’s glory
APRIL
Pink Camellia adorns St. Anne’s Chapel evoking a sense of wonderment and beauty akin to a fairy tale
MAY
The watercolors of May paint my imagination with a dreamy persistence.
JUNE
A Japanese Maple beams brightly in the warm sun of early summer
JULY
Luscious Yellow Roses enlighten Miss Lillian’s Lovely Garden
AUGUST
The sherbet skies of Summer tempt me with the cool sizzle at the onset of a deliciously hot night
SEPTEMBER
The happy faces of pink anenomes reach for the pale blue skies and cottony clouds of early Autumn
OCTOBER
The serene green of October, a refreshing reminder of why I am lucky to live in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest.
NOVEMBER
Autumn shows its true richness, painting vivid colors across the maple trees of November
DECEMBER
Snow graces the tops of the Cascade Mountains in quiet anticipation as Winter settles in to stay awhile
Wishing you a healthy and happy 2013 full of beauty,light and love!
😀
Strawberryindigo.
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Beautiful effort! 🙂
Thanks Eliz! I truly appreciate that. 🙂
A year of beautiful and inspiring images. Each month shares a blessing that makes us all smile with hope that 2013 will be just as good if not awesome. Happy New Year!
Hey Island Traveler: Thanks. 2013 will be fantastic! Happy New year to you as well! 🙂
You documented a beautiful year. I am touched that you found such beauty in your world given the challenges you faced in 2012. Happy 2013!!!! May there be even more beauty in your life.
HeY Janet: Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. While going through the photos that I’d taken all year I noticed what beauty surrounds us on this wonderful planet of ours, You Janet are part of that beauty and thanks for that too….I am so blessed to be here! 2013 will be the best year so far! 🙂
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Beautiful collection of photos representing Twenty-Twelve
looking forward to see your Twenty-Thirteen posts… 🙂
Happy New Year to You and Yours… 🙂
Hey Drake: Oh what a whirlwind of a year 2012 has been…looking forward to next one. Happy 2013 to you too Drake, what a kind Duck you are! 😀
Great photos depicting your 2012. I love the pink anemones in September. I have lots of white ones, but I think the pink are so pretty. Happy new year and thank for the ping back.
Hi Ronnie: Thanks for the kind words. I bet your white ones are lovely as well! 🙂
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Thanks Sunshine for brightening my comments with your kind words and for the pingback! 🙂
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Thanks Gita! 😀
Very beautifully done! happy 2013!
Thanks so much Amy! 2013 is gonna’rock! 😀
This is a very nice calender Nancy 🙂 Have the best year yet!!!
Thanks so much Paula…it is going to be a fantastic year! 😀
Such a lovely year in pictures. This is such a tempting theme, but I’m still up to my ears in housekeeping on the computer. Don’t know if I’ll get to it. Perhaps I’ll visit it later….. ?
Thanks Gunta: Good luck on the computer issues. I wish I could help but I am about as technical as lost calf.
Beautiful photos, and lovely words! 😀
Thanks Cathy! I had fun with it–I didn’t realise how many photos I had amassed over the year. 🙂
Cool photos. Thanks for the pingback 🙂
Thanks Alastair. 🙂