I just want to add here that I am fortunate to have many flesh and blood friends here at home. But on Dec 31, 4 of my 365 friends said goodbye. I am feeling the loss as though they were one of my friends right here in my neighborhood. So this project has made you all very real friends to me and I want to thank you all for your encouragement and support and I understand reasons to leave, but I hope you don’t and I hope you have a wonderful 2020.
Love the image with the reflection - I am also reflecting on the fact that two or three of my 365 "friends" have left this Jan . People that I have been following for the most of the 7 years I have been here , and one does miss that familiar daily contact however far away they live ! -- but that's life !
It's hard when a 365 friend leaves but if you know the reason at least you can understand (two of my followers have left because life is really hectic and unstable right now) but when they leave and you don't know why it's harder. One thing I've learned though is that the door is always open for new people to find and connect with you. So while the former are missed (and hopefully will return at some point) the new friends are a delight to get to know. It reminds me of a song we used to sing in Brownies (the youngest age group of the Girl Scouts when I was a child)- Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver, the other gold. Lovely shot and good thoughts- glad to be one of your newer friends!
Such pretty reflections - of the flower and on life. Yes - it is so hard when you lose a 365 friend but it is good that you know why they left. It is so much harder when they just disappear ...
I try to keep constant with 365 but life does tend to get in the way.
A Lovely shot and great reflection. I suppose we all lose some friends here somewhere along the line. There are a few that just stopped posting and I regularly check when the last post was. Quite sad that they don't give a reason, as one always worries if they are ok and still around.
@koalagardens Thanks no intention to quit. You neither. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to tell the 4 how much they motivated me and inspired me so I wanted to be sure the rest of you knew. This reflection shot in fact...I learned from 365 that the best ones come from putting the lens as close to the surface as possible....so turning my phone upside down.
Gutted 5 left DarkRoom in one go, but look at the new friends I now have there.
I try to keep constant with 365 but life does tend to get in the way.