OKAY WHERE WERE WE BEFORE WE WERE SO RUDELY INTERRUPTED....

In my last post I had told you how well I was feeling after my two procedures. Well, I found out that recovering from an ablation and three blood clots is not as easy as I thought. My stamina, both physically and mentally, took a hit. The blood clots in my lungs made it harder to breathe and I was tired a lot. My creativity took a short vacation and didn't take me along. The great news is that around the holidays I started feeling much better and was ready to resume my life with the gusto I have always had. I am now feeling normal. Well, normal is subjective lol !!!!

I will soon be going in for another ablation as the first one did not take. This is not unusual but after the second one, there is a 90% chance of it being successful. I will be back writing my blog and hope that you will come back and read it. 

I thought that my first blog back would be introspective. I would post twelve of my favorite images (in no specific order) from the past year. Hopefully you enjoyed seeing them and feel the same way as I do.

Before I finish I really want to thank all of you who sent kind thoughts, wishes and concerns for my health. I read them and tried to answer them. Tameka, Melissa, Jim, Nelieta, Corinne, Julie Clements, Alpana, Denise, Aaron and everyone else that left messages, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I apologize for being gone but hope you all accept me back with the love you have always shown me and my images.

Now on to my twelve favorite images from last year. If you disagree and think another image should be in there, please let me know. If one of these twelve is your favorite, I'd love to hear which one and why.

When I saw this Great Blue Heron flying so low to the water I knew I would love the image.

I just love the mixture of sunset colors and the solitude of this one man on the ocean.

                       The simplicity and beauty of nature in my garden.

        I love the red beaks of the ibis but capturing the drop of water   
         suspended between them was special and lucky!!

 The sky at dusk, the ocean, footprints in the sand, two pretty ladies and a ship in the distance all come together to form a favorite of mine.

I found this field on a trip back to New England but I was a few days late and most of the sunflowers were passed their peak. I walked around hoping to find at least one in good shape and was lucky to find this flower standing tall, with a bee in the middle.

This was a model at last year's Art Deco Weekend in Miami, Florida and as you can see she is a beautiful young lady. I processed the original in color and then started playing around with a copy in Photoshop. I really liked the results.

This is my favorite images from last year maybe my favorite from all our romance sessions: a good looking guy and a truly beautiful young lady playing in the ocean with the Miami skyline in the background. But what makes it my favorite is the fun Amanda was having that day and the joy she displayed.

Who doesn't like a grand sunset especially when it has deep red in the sky and reflecting on the ocean, with the setting sun making it so memorable!!

Two egrets not even 24 hours old. How could it not be a favorite??

I love this for the sheer bravado of this Blue Heron chick, leaving the nest and standing out on a branch. Right below it were alligator infested waters. The parent never took its eyes off the chick. It was like watching someone walking the high wire at a circus, it wavered back and forth a few times but never fell off!!!

This image always make me smile, the gentleman looking back at all the physical activity while he relaxes on his chair in the ocean!!

A single tree standing in the ocean is simplicity at its best. I thought it looked best in black and white.