today marks the end of my fourth year doing STILL. yes, you read it right, four years!!!! that is 1460 days. 1460 images. i’m not sure whether to be proud of that accomplishment, or embarrassed. because let’s admit it, after about 500 images it just starts looking obsessive. every year, on january 1, i do a little summary of the year past, and talk a bit about the year to come. i didn’t get a chance to do that today because frankly we are busier than we have been in years. 2016 is going to be a year of exciting change for our family. there is a lot going on, and i hope to announce some fun news on both the STILL blog front, the personal front, and my husband, steve’s writing front. but that’s not why i didn’t get my annual STILL letter done today. no, today was all about the college application deadline of 11:59 PM CST for our high school senior. no champagne, no boozy countdowns, no kissing at midnight. we’ll be uploading jpegs and pdfs, and proofreading essays, right up until the ball drops. happy new year!
burdock in winter
arden hills, saint paul, minnesota
Wow! That’s quite an accomplishment! You are an amazing nature artist!
Congrats!!! And on to another 1460, i hope. Thank you for all the great stuff you share, my mom is a huge fan, though we have to talk not only about my posts (my count is about 2200 pix in 4 years) but about yours too.
Keep going! Best regards form Cologne, Germany
Nielz
Thank you Nielz! Another 1460 would be fun! No slowing down yet!
I just looked at your blog. I tried to translate it to English, but had trouble. It looks like you are taking regular long walks in and around Cologne, and documenting them with pictures. I LOVE it!! I once saw a collection of journals by an elderly man in Japan who took similarly long walks, and documents them with hand drawn maps and sketches. Ever since I saw his beautifully rendered journals, it is has hung with me as a superb idea for a future project of some kind. Perhaps when the kids go off to college, I can take much longer walks and evolve my STILL project into something similar.
Say hello to your mom! And keep walking!
Mary Jo