The first days of January - the morning of the year; a new section in the river of time passing.
I like the morning hours. When the darkness of the night slowly gives way, the day awakens; nothing is over, you can think of the possible; still far away is the bustling of the day. And the young sun spreads a light with silent magic.
I took this picture during a walk on the beach of Salalah. The water gleams in the morning sun and I listen to the calm and smooth breathing of the sea. I really like this rhythm in tone and movement. For me, who lives in a landlocked country, the sea is something very special. My steps in the shining sand, the flow of my thoughts, the beat of my heart,... everything is enveloped by this evenness of flooding and ebbing. Every wave is different, new and unique in the constant repetition.
With this morning image, I say goodbye for a while. The professional interests occupy me, stress me, and leave me little time for other things. Often I feel impolite when I write so few comments, when I get in touch behind time. English is not my mother tongue, I feel my limitations in expression, often I’m laboriously searching for suitable words. I always hope for your forbearance.
So I'm taking a break. Heartfelt thanks for the extremely friendly comments I have received! Today, as at the beginning of my participation in 365project, I feel wonderfully accepted and accompanied. Certainly I will come to visit now and then, to look at the great pictures of you, to be inspired by your view of the world. A great community, from all corners of the world, united by the love of photography - and much more than that.
I was just going to say, I'm amazed at your perseverance to post your amazing photos here but then I saw your comments and I have to say, So long, its been good to know you! Its a lovely old song! fav
Fav. I will miss your beautiful photography, Jerome. They speak volumes in mood, feeling, lighting and composition. For English not being your first language, your words translate across country boundaries. Take good care and please join us again when time allows. Wishing you and yours the very best! Auf Wiedersehen.
A spectacular image with such beautiful tones and lines. I'm sorry your work is stressing you, and many of us empathize as we struggle with balancing life and 365, too. Do come back when you can and let us see your images, whether you have time to comment on others' or not. Seeing your images will inspire us. Wishing you the best.
go gently, jerome. i will look forward to your return if and when life allows. your eloquence always impresses me, despite english not being your mother tongue, and your images ... well, they are always a delight and an inspiration
Wonderful shot I will miss your wonderful inspiring pictures. So when you are ready, do come back & grace our screens with your magnificent shots.. All the best for the NEW YEAR
Sorry to hear you are leaving again for a while. It isn't about commenting on other peoples photos it is always about posting your favourite shots. fav
Jerome, Jerome - after exhorting me to stay you're leaving yourself! I understand my friend and it's been a pleasure and a privilege to have viewed your wonderful images and contemplated your thought provoking comments. Go safely into the dark night...
Alles Gute, lieber Jerome, für Ihre anstrengenden Zeiten. Es ist immer eine Freude, Sie hier mit Ihren schönen Fotos zu sehen. Komm wann immer du bereit und fähig bist. Ansonsten wünschen wir Ihnen Frieden und Kraft für alles, was Sie tun. Liebe aus unserer Ecke Englands, ich und meine "Jungs."
Oh my. I so understand work pressures, I just hope you stop back by from time to time. Your work is so gorgeous and uplifting, thank you for sharing it with all of us.
Stunning gold tones and shapes and gorgeous composition. Take care, Jerome. I'll miss your fabulous photos. Hope to see you back when you have the time.
you know where to find us when you feel for inspiration, jerome. :-) and thank you for your oman photographs, it certainly rekindled the memories of my three and a half years residency in muscat. and of course re-ignited the fire to write the stories left unwritten. all the best.
I will miss your beautiful photos. Do you perhaps post elsewhere? Flickr? 500px? Instagram? Would love to follow even if you post only now and then. Wishing you all the best.
This is stunning, Jerome. Sad to have just gotten back into 365 and enjoying your photos, and now they'll be no more, for a while anyway. I hope they'll be back.
I will miss your images so much but wish you time for yourself again and to focus on other areas where needed. I'm hoping you will be back, of course, and look forward to when that happens. All the best to you!
I love the lighting and pattern of the water. I'm sorry you are leaving and will miss your beautiful pictures. I hope you will stop in when you can. Take care.
@domenicododaro Thank you, Domenico! You bring in Italian flair, I find that very enriching. To my shame, I must confess that I've never been to Rome... Of course I must have been there at least once in my life. I know Venice, Florence, a little Milan, Lake Garda, a little Naples, Mantua. Italy is great!
@gardenfolk Thank you very much, CC! Your dear words touch me very much. It's a nice feeling when my pictures appeal to you. Only through our feelings we become human beings.
I wish you all the very best!
@jerome Drop a message if you ever come. Rome is too much, in many ways. But you must see it at least once in your life. And when it happens, let me know!
@jyokota Thank you, dear Junko! I am very happy about your words of appreciation. The job puts a lot of strain on me. I hope I can return to photography and the great people in this community in a reasonable time. Wish you also the very best!
@pistache Thank you, Clare, for your dear lines!
It is not easy for me at the moment. I would very much like to dedicate myself more to photography and the so friendly people in this community. Thank you for your warmhearted companion since the beginning of my project in this forum! I still can not believe what great people are here. Certainly this is unique.
@onewing Thanks for your kind comment, Babs! I am really happy about it. Unfortunately, at the moment I do not have the leisure time to devote myself to photography. Of course, the photos are the focus, but I also want to maintain the personal contact. It makes me uncomfortable if I do not spend the necessary amount of attention for the dear followers.
@vignouse Thank you, Richard, for your warm words and good wishes! I appreciate your work very much and your way of looking at the world. There is always something very precious about your pictures and your words: life experience, mindfulness, character, depth of thought, sensitivity to moods and relationships.
@casablanca Danke für deine herzlichen Worte und lieben Wünsche, Casablanca! Danke auch, dass du mich stets mit Zeilen in meiner Muttersprache erfreust. England... Ich muss zu meiner Schande gestehen, dass ich noch nie in England war. Wenigstens ein Mal in meinem Leben muss ich dieses Land bereisen. Recht liebe Grüße nach London! Alles Gute für dich und deine Familie!
@louannwarren Thank you, Lou Ann, for your kind words! So warm and pleasant your presence always is. I really appreciate you very much. Best regards to Texas!
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy, for your nice comment! I'm always excited about pictures of Australia - a strong country, a great continent. Best regards to Sydney!
@ghost13 Thank you for your kind wishes! I hope to be able to participate more in the project soon. The mutual exchange in this community is very inspiring.
@moonmtn Thank you for your nice comments! Salt Spring Island... an island with a remarkable history. It must be a wonderful place - and Vancouver, British Columbia... certainly a good idea to get to know Canada from this point on.
You are a big favourite on 365 Jerome...you are missed when you have a break. Very understandable though...its tricky to find the time to do this daily...and in another language. I cannot imagine how you do it. I love seeing the world through your lens.
@hrs Thanks, dear Helen, for your kind comment! Seeing the world through the eyes of others: that's beautiful. Telling with pictures what one has seen, experienced, felt; what makes you move, to pause and enjoy...
I'm always very happy about your pictures of Australia - maybe, sometime in my life, I'll come back there. I wish it very much.
Best regards to Brisbane!
@lyndamcg Lynda - you are a special person for me in this community. You're the first one to comment on my first posted picture. Three years have passed since then and you still write me. That is unique. Thank you for your dear companionship during this time. Best regards to Hutton! I hope you are well.
@rontu Thanks, Linda, for your kind comment! I am happy to come back. I cannot not leave this community forever. In my thoughts and in my heart I stay here anyway.
@summerfield Thank you, Vicki, for your kind words!
Oman - how nice that you spent so much time there. I think such experiences shape a person, they are certainly a treasure inside, memories for a lifetime. Yes, write your pictures that you carry in you, the sounds, the smells, the tasted, everything felt...
Dear April, thank you for your kind visit! I am not involved in any other platform. The professional circumstances currently leave me no opportunity to devote myself to photography. I hope my living conditions improve. Then I will come back. Unfortunately, there are only short visits to this community at the moment. Thank you very much for your nice company! I really appreciate that.
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Thank you, dear Jane, for your nice comment!
Space and time - they become void when thoughts travel to each other. No coming, no going, always there in the heart.
@danette Dear Danette, thank you for your kind words! I'm really happy about your visit. Certainly I'll drop by now and then. I am very happy to be inspired by the great people in this community. I hope someday I will have more opportunity to post pictures again. Best regards to Florida! I wish you all the best.
@radiogirl Thanks for your kind comment! Yes, I will come to visit now and then and hopefully have more time for photography and this wonderful community.
Best regards to Ontario!
@lynnz Thanks for your nice words, dear Lynn! Your great pictures are always a source of inspiration. It's wonderful to see the world through your eyes. Best wishes to Iowa!
I will miss you and your wonderful photography, Jerome. You are such an inspiration! Wishing you the best and hope to see you back here as soon as it feels right to you.
My goodness Jerome, you can see how much we all love your pictures and words. I will miss your inspirational photos and thoughts Your writing is so beautiful. but you must balance your life how you can. Take care and visit us whenever you can spare a moment. I look forward to your return
Just popping by to say hello and send wishes that the world might be treating you well and as carefully and gently as you deserve. Take care, good friend.
I am just checking back to see if you had returned yet. I had a period where I needed to take some time away from the rigors of this website. I found that I missed seeing people's photos, yours most of all. And I discovered that I was happier when I photograph and share than when I don't. But my life situation is likely far different than your. BTW - Lovely photo and accompanying expression of sentiments. My best to you.
My dear friend!
I'm really happy about your visit. Please excuse me for only now that I answer you.
A difficult time is behind me. I have to collect myself and reorient myself. I still lack the power for some things. But I will try to get in touch every now and then. It's nice that you are devoting yourself to photography again. There is something wondrous in looking at and presenting nature.
I hope you and your loved ones are doing well in these serious times.
I wish you all the best.
Dear Helen,
I love reading your lines again and drifting in your thoughts. It is good if there is something constant in the flow of times.
I send you very warm greetings.
Tace care.
Jerome! I was so delighted to see your post on Vikki's photo. I do hope you will begin posting photos again. You inspire us with your views of the world. Take care during these times . . .
@jerome I was thrilled when I saw that you comment on my recent photo. Nobody even commented on it when I first posted it, so I didn't even bother checking it again for two day. I am sorry to hear that you went through some difficult times. It can take a while to get over some things. For me it was more a malaise at the sameness of most of the photo opportunities around me. I took it also as a symbol of the sameness of life as it cycles by. But then I would take my camera with me on my infrequent travels and always be re-energized. But my family does not always tolerate my need to capture the fresh things I see, but sometimes fresh sights become an obsession. As I mentioned before, I remembered back to my first year with 365 as one of my happiest of late and determined to undertake it again. Most importantly, I was thrilled to see you had visited my project and do not mean to put any undo pressure on you. But I do hope this might mean that you will be stopping by more regularly in days to come.
Also, I hope that you and your loved ones are doing well in these most unusual times. If you, like us, are in lockdown, then I do hope you are finding some means to nourish your soul. Stay safe and be well, my friend.
Sorry to hear you are leaving again for a while. It isn't about commenting on other peoples photos it is always about posting your favourite shots. fav
Schönes Bild, wie immer.
All the best in the New Year!
Hope you find time to return!
Thank you all for the many warm words! It really touches me a lot. I will try to be more personal with you when answering. But please give me some time.
I certainly will not forget you. I send you very dear thoughts that come from the heart.
I wish you all the very best!
It is not easy for me at the moment. I would very much like to dedicate myself more to photography and the so friendly people in this community. Thank you for your warmhearted companion since the beginning of my project in this forum! I still can not believe what great people are here. Certainly this is unique.
Of course I will come back as soon as I have more breathing room again.
And belatet: Happy New Year!
I am really happy about it. I will have to find a balance in my life.
A break, yes. I have a lot to organize. But certainly I will come again.
I'm always very happy about your pictures of Australia - maybe, sometime in my life, I'll come back there. I wish it very much.
Best regards to Brisbane!
Oman - how nice that you spent so much time there. I think such experiences shape a person, they are certainly a treasure inside, memories for a lifetime. Yes, write your pictures that you carry in you, the sounds, the smells, the tasted, everything felt...
Yes, Toronto... dinner... what a nice thought...
Take care.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.
Thank you, Denise, for your lines touching me.
Thank you, dear Christine, for all your kind words. I promise, I'll be back.
With my heart and my thoughts I stay here anyway.
Thank you, dear Jane, for your nice comment!
Space and time - they become void when thoughts travel to each other. No coming, no going, always there in the heart.
I hope it is not my end. I'm actually planning a break.
Best regards to Ontario!
My dear friend!
I'm really happy about your visit. Please excuse me for only now that I answer you.
A difficult time is behind me. I have to collect myself and reorient myself. I still lack the power for some things. But I will try to get in touch every now and then. It's nice that you are devoting yourself to photography again. There is something wondrous in looking at and presenting nature.
I hope you and your loved ones are doing well in these serious times.
I wish you all the best.
Dear Helen,
I love reading your lines again and drifting in your thoughts. It is good if there is something constant in the flow of times.
I send you very warm greetings.
Tace care.
Thank you for your nice lines. They touch me very much.
Take care.