“Potential”
“To focus solely on endings is to trade conclusions for the very beginnings that created them. And if this cycle should persist, we will likewise miss the beginning that will follow this ending.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough
This year concludes, as it began, with a simple image of a hemlock cone. This was not intentional on my part, it’s simply how things work sometimes. It’s a different tree, in a different forest, three hundred and sixty five days apart.
The year for me as a photographer, artist, father, husband, and human has been wonderful. As I look back on that photo from January the first of this year, I had no idea where life was taking me. I’ve grown in my skill and resolve on so many levels and that tiny seed seems an appropriate symbol to reflect on. This diminutive seed has the potential to become a massive and wonderful tree, if the elements are correct, producing seeds of its own. So, as the year concludes, or rather, cycles into the next, I look forward to the potential outcomes and many more experiences which add to my life.
See you all next year!
Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272ENII)@90mmm
1/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400
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Lovely. Happy New Year
Happy New Year Lynn
Love the simplicity Ed! Happy New Year!
Thanks John. Happy New Year
I thoroughly enjoyed this post. I think the message is a great one to remind ourselves of. Happy new year and best wishes to you and your family.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 🙋🎉
Happy New Year! 🎉
Best of New Years! 🙂
Happy New Year Tom🎉
Beautiful Ed! Happy New Year!!
Dwight
Thanks. Happy New Year Dwight 🎉
Best wishes for 2018 and long may the cycle continue 🙂
Thank you. Happy 2018 Jill 🎉
Happy New Year Ed!!
Happy New Year Amy🎉
Thank you!