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Saturday, December 31, 2011

A Beautiful End


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Today, like our year, began rather wet and uncertain. Thankfully our day and also our year, has finished  with unexpected joy and beauty.


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 As the sun sets on this day, one never knows what joys and opportunities lay just around the corner.....




Thank you for helping to make this year one of my best ever. At the beginning of this year I had no intentions of even beginning a blog. I am filled with wonder and thankfulness for the year just finishing and all which it has brought. May we look forward to 2012, not knowing what it will bring but knowing we can each find beauty, joy and contentment every day if we look with an open heart and mind. A very  Happy New Year to you all!

Karen

Sharing at The Creative Exchange, Kent Weakley WW. Top photo published in "Coastal Views" as Photo of the Week.


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20 comments:

  1. Angela Häring-ChristenDecember 31, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Thank you for your great pictures from your country.
    All the best for 2012.
    Greetings
    Angela

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  2. eileeninmdDecember 31, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Lovely post for the year end. And your photos are so pretty, the scenery is gorgeous. I wish you all teh best in 2012, happy New year!

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  3. FilipDecember 31, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Surprising that you only started your blog this year and have more than 300 articles. Imagine how many you will have next year. Happy New Year and all the best for 2012.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  4. Joop ZandDecember 31, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    HAPPY NEW YEAR KAREN !!!!

    I wish you all the best for this year.

    Greetings, Joop

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  5. Karin M.December 31, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    I wish you a Happy New Year and may 2012 be a happy and healthy new year ....
    All the best, Karin

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  6. MarkJanuary 1, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    Happy New Year Karen, hope it is healthy and wealthy!

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    Das sind Raphael und Yvonne    January 1, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Wonderful picture for the end of the year!
    Happy new year!
    Yvonne & Raphael

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  8. geaninaJanuary 1, 2012 at 4:06 AM

    Happy New Year! A big kiss!:)

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  9. Sylvia KJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    A beautiful post to end the year, Karen, and wishing you and your beautiful family a most wonderful and blessed Happy New Year! Blogging has brought so much into my life as well over the past four years and I can't imagine life without it now!! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  10. My Beautiful WorldJanuary 1, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Thank you for the memories my friend and sharing your beauty of life with me Happy New Year xo

    Always Wendy

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  11. LanlizzyJanuary 1, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Thank you Karen for allowing us to share in your beauty, joy and contentment.

    I look forward to being able to share these with you in the new year. It is always such a delight to drop by and wonder at your gorgeous photos and take the time to reflect as is often the case on veiwing your blog.

    Leanne

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  12. Nadege,January 1, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    Thank you for sharing your life and family through your wonderful photos.
    Happy New Year.

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  13. PatJanuary 1, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    I just love that first shot!

    Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  14. thefisherladyJanuary 1, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    Thank you for doing this blog and sharing it so fully with us all!
    I keep it for my quiet moments when I can savour all the beauty. God our God is a marvelous God... His handiwork takes my breath away!

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  15. thefisherladyJanuary 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    “O come o come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, who mourns in lonely exile here, until The Son of God appears…rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel…shall come to thee o Israel”

    absolutely love this song...
    I will sing it as a prayer for your people!

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  16. Seeing Each DayJanuary 1, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    I've just popped in to read your past posts - we're back home again, so if it's ok I'll be commenting all in one. The shot of Miss G & Miss E asleep is precious & then I couldn't believe your captures of Master J's plane and the birds - particularly loved the shot of the corellas resting back on the tree. The new year brings on no new easiness in picking out my favourites of your favourites, especially in your sequence shots, for the upside down flowers I think I'll have to go with no. 5 - but they're all so gloriously clear, sharp and colourful. Master T is very observant - a tour guide in the making if he can spot sharks in the water (who would have thought that was a shark!) Great shot of all the kids pointing - and brave I say under the circumstances, I would been heading towards Coffs Harbour by then. And that first shot from today's post - totally majestic. Hope you're going well. Renee

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  17. rosie@mygardenhavenJanuary 1, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    Happy new adventures on blogland for this new year, and may you have abundant joy in your life in 2012.
    Rosie

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  18. Lisa GordonJanuary 3, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    What beautiful photographs these are Karen!
    I just love the perspective in the first one. So nicely done!!

    Thank you so very much for sharing with us today at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a wonderful evening!

    lisa.

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  19. LuiJanuary 3, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    I love the first shot. Reminds me of several places familiar and special.

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  20. Life Images by JillJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:33 AM

    a lovely post - both in images, words and sentiments. Have a wonderful 2012 - may the path you take be good to you.
    and thankyou for stopping by my blog to say hi!

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