Hope. It is essential regardless of the situation because without it we would give up, which is never good. Since it is the first day of the New Year and I think hope and new beginnings are always important at this time, I thought I would make my very first post a macro image of teeny tiny paper white flowers. They grow so quickly and bloom so effortlessly…even I can’t kill the suckers. This, my friends, gives me hope!

You’ll notice it’s watermarked 2013.01.01 :: Reconnect. Yup, I’m diving into a 365. However, I’m deliberately not putting pressure on myself because my goal is purely selfish. I want to improve my photography, try new things, document my life and learn from my mistakes…reconnect with my love of photography, if you will. In doing so, I may or may not post the images on my blog. I know I will post some, but the pressure of having to actually post every.single.day. turned me off of the project and I lost hope…and folded like a deck of cards in the first week. So, I’m doing this on my own terms, with no particular focus. The only rule being to see with my heart and capture what it sees with the best of my abilities.

Here’s to 2013, new beginnings and, you guessed it, hope!

Shona xo