2017: The Year in Pictures
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As some of you know, I enjoy taking pictures – and then finding something to say. Here are 15 from the past year that I hope will provoke some thoughts.
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Beautiful pictures and wonderful quotes. Thanks for sharing your gift Fred.
Thank you, Joe. I appreciate your reading the blog. I always like this one.
Good morning Fred! You are a phenomenal photographer! Thank you for sharing these images and quotes. I especially love the portrait of Steve Garber. Blessings in 2018 to you and your family.
That is kind, Eileen. I’m having a conversation with YLNYC this week.
Stellar photos and quotes…thanks so much!
Thank you, Clare!
Thank you, Fred…for posting these amazing photos. Behind that smile (and amazing laugh) and capable leadership is a brilliant artist. Well done. Happy New Year, my friend. Robert Wolgemuth
Thank you, Robert. We have so many good memories, don’t we? Thank you for your friendship!
If you were to publish your pictures and accompanying quotes and thoughts, there would be one on my coffee table.
Well, this is a nice thing to say. Do you really have a coffee table?
We do have a coffee table at our home. However, even though we live in Starbucks country, I loathe coffee.
So, I guess it isn’t a coffee table technically. It is a coffee-table-book table.
I don’t want to split hairs. You don’t have a coffee table.
Beautiful and insightful! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Patty! I appreciate your saying this.
Poetry comes in many forms, through well crafted words, through the joy of accomplishment, through a camera lens in the hands of an artist and through a teacher’s ability to light up our thoughts. You, my friend, can do all of these, especially when helping others take to heart the words of the teacher of men, our Savior. Gratefully, Curtis
Curtis – Thank you! You are a friend like no other.
I echo the thoughts of the one who wanted a book of your photographs and quotes.
And, yes, if you published such, 1. I would buy one and treasure it, and 2. Yes, I would even buy a coffee table on which to put it.
Sam
Thank you, Fred! And happy new year.
I love your blog and especially the pictures. They challenge me to look deeper. But, I totally disagree with “The Beach”.
It actually sucks the stress out of my blog. But to each his own “Wharaburger”.
I disagree as well. I could move there.
Thank you Fred. Always enjoy this perspective and reflections on your year. Looks like it was a good one.
Thank you, Rita. I love finding the quotes.
Such a generous gift you share with us!
Well, it is generous until someone writes and complains! Then it’s all over.
Thank you, Fred. What beauty for the eyes and the heart….
Thank you, Cathy. It’s a pleasure for me to do the photo pieces.
Fred, thank you for the economy of words and visuals; images
Yes, it takes more time for find fewer words.
Fred, I love the way social media has welcomed you in and allowed you to find further forms of creative expression. I notice, as do many of us, that you are faithful to publish a post every Thursday (a great habit and worthy of emulation) and now to see your amazing photos just reminds me that we all have the potential to discover certain corners of the internet and potentialities of certain new media art-forms that resonate with the particular gifts we hold and give way to the unique perspectives on life that we treasure and want to share. Keep it up!!
Thank you, Andrew. Yes, the discipline of doing something every week is a good one I appreciate your reading it. The photography part is fun. I like finding a quote that is a fit for how I feel about the photo.
Exquisite! I only wish they were in book form!
I might think about that. I have three sets of these from different years.
I am saving room on my coffee table!
Thank you!
Beautiful pictures and brilliant quotes. Thank you for sharing your gifts and wisdom.
Thank you, Sara. It’s always something I look forward to doing.