Its hard to believe that the year has come and gone and that a new one is starting today. My 51st year was filled with ups, downs and lots of steady as she goes. You know when they say to think back on the past year and figure out what the “overall year” was like.

My highlights words of the year would be “creative” ‘flexible” “travel” “family” “friends”

Having said that i would also need to add a few more words for the rest of the year “health” “boundaries” “worn”

In many ways, it was a excellent year, including a month long trip across Canada with time spent with family in Alberta, visiting the mountains and more

Yet it was a year filled with health issues for me, for dear husband and even for our pets. The loss of Paris is felt even with Fancy taking up so much space in our home and hearts. Even when they pass away from old age after living a amazing life, they are still very missed.

Dear Husband continues to be his amazing self, i could not ask for a better partner to walk though this life with. He has allowed his creative side out at a few of my hosted themed photography events as a model so proud of him for stepping out of his comfort zone on these!

So far he has modeled as “trapper” in my western event, and mad doctor “Halloween Event” as well as personally modeling different ideas for me. I think its fair to say that we are both surprised and thrilled to find that he really enjoys stepping into a “character” as a model into a set. I am looking forward to seeing what “who” he will become for our next themed photoshoot project that we work on together.

I have worked very hard in the past year with regards to my photography and i have to give a HUGE shout out to the amazing folks i have meet in the ottawa an Eastern Ontario in terms of models, fellow photographers and clients.

The household end the year by growing by one person and a few more pets, as Miss R joined us here on the farm, she had been visiting and staying on the farm for farm sitting and just cuz for the past five years (man time fly’s by) I am also honored that she seemed to enjoy being one of my muses in front of the camera.

My own health has been up and down this year, rocky is the best way to say it, i have good days, holding on days and way to many rest/down days for my liking.

The farm itself had a major change in the past year, this spring, i made the very hard choice to send my remaining flock of ewes to a dear friend of mine farm, for the first time since we moved to the farm, we do not have a sheep flock, bringing our livestock down to chickens, ducks and our two horses.

I am happy to say that with the adding in of Miss R that the horses are getting back into work mode, Caleb is her hop on good old boy and take it nice and slow but she is actively getting Bojangles back into shape for a much more active work/ride life.

I am not at all sure what the coming year will look like but i am willing to say that the odds are in my favor that it will include the farm, the gardens, pets, farm critters, time spent with friends and or family, photography, some travel, creative outlets and more.

There is a lot of outside factors at play globally, in country in effect, Inflation is very much a factor, the increased cost in living is clearly seen everywhere and on so many levels. I am going to do my best to focus on things within my control and deal with things as they come.