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Fabulous collection of photos, I think the best yet. And great soundtrack. That's a band to look into.

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Thanks, Julian. I enjoy putting these together. A very meditative experience.

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I think this might be my favourite selection yet. I feel very privileged to have my own contribution included with so many beautiful photos.

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I wish I received more non-nature pics. We obviously gravitate toward sunsets and waterfalls and such -- they are beautiful -- but I want to encourage us to find it in less-obvious places, too. Cities are filled with them, even less-attractive ones. Long story short: thanks for the wonderful photo!

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The soundtrack fits perfectly as well.

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Love day 17, Lou Tilsley. And of course day 18, Bern Parker and Day 20, Cole. But I think my favourite may be 22, Kathy Harms: the dog’s expression, and the red chair is just 😘

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There was a lot of variety this month, which I really appreciated!

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Please continue. Such great moments

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I will! But please be sure to submit a pic or two yourself. I think it's important to push ourselves to find beauty wherever we can, and this is a great reason to do that. https://substack.com/@colehaddon/note/c-84612923?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1mimd1

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Hi Cole, thanks for these beautiful photos and for including the one I sent from the monastery. I see it's the centerpiece on your site too! Awesome to see the mountains through the cave window. Although I love writing, I think photography was my first love! I love the up close of the resting dragonfly, the Porto pooch, the pumpkin toilet, all of them are fabulous. You have a quite a collection of talented photogs as subscribers. Thanks for this post. HNY!

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And thank you for your wonderful contribution. I picked it for the cover because of the sense it gave me at peering through a peephole at something bigger, something coming your way, which felt appropriate to a new year. It was also just stunning.

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Great pictures! Love the song, too… all 3:13 of it. It’s called “Snow” though, correct? You wrote here “Winter.”

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Yes, this is why I talked in my New Year's piece about how my brain was fracturing from too much time working and not enough time spent recovering. I'm struggling to be a screenwriter/novelist, journalist, and copy editor. In my defense, they have a song called "Winter" and I was writing about winter...so. Anyway, thanks for the catch!

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You’re welcome. No judgement! I’m amazed at how much you do, so it isn’t a surprise that you’d have a minor error here or there. It’s a surprise there aren’t more! Glad I could help.

I must have missed the new year’s piece. I’ll go find it now.

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Some of it's rehashed, some of it's new -- discussing changes I'm making to try to improve the experience for myself, but also for readers. https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-new-year-and-a-new-61f

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Portugal puppy! Beautiful composition, and charming. So much enjoyment and curiosity from that one photo.

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Yes, I love that one very much!

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Another lovely collection! Look forward to these every month. Little glimpses of other worlds.

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I think the Porto pic is my favourite too.

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Thanks, Tess!

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Excellent choices... should I say so myself ;0). Thank you for including my photograph!

Happy 2025!

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Thanks for your wonderful contribution, Søren. Please keep it up (and spread the word). I love curating this series.

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Great title ("Seasonal Mood Disorientation”), great selection!!!

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Thanks, Tom!

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Outstanding selections! And 3 of them were not far from where I grew up in Pennsylvania. Thank you for curating!

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Thanks, Sally!

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Thanks for including my photo, Cole. It was a quiet Christmas, but a good one. Happy New Year!

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Thanks for submitting. Please keep it up (and spread the word). I love this photo essay series. Happy New Year to you, too!

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