At the time when calendars are made for 2021, here is mine for 2019 with one photo for each month. Everything looks so peaceful. Little did we know.
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If you have a look at the Calendar 2019 tag on my blog and see all the months at a glance, you would think that 2019 was a year of the blues:
Incidentally, when choosing one photo to represent each month today I didn’t pick any of these twelve featured photos.
I’m already dreading going through my 2020 photos for my next calendar, specifically the quarantine months. I might limit my Mexcess and cut the number to 12 photos per month from current 20.
But this was 2019 and everything was still in order. It wasn’t but so it seemed in my corners of two worlds, Tuscany and Slovenia, with some Rome thrown in.
I’d like to say that this is what I can do as a photographer even though recently I’m underwhelmed by everything, including my own photos. Be as it is, beautiful is not what is beautiful but rather what we like. And I like these, with hopes that you will too.
Be well and rejoice.
Since I can’t find where to add captions in this kind of setup, here are the photos again in my customary colourful gallery with words, how I prefer it. Click and be carried over.
January. Sunset with “2019” in the sand. 
February. A little carnival in Orbetello and the queen of the show. 
March. Rome in spring. 
April. Lake Burano and the sea behind it. Clearly they will merge one day soon. 
May. Lake Cerknica in Slovenia for my birthday week. 
June. To Massa Marittima for an exhibition including my portrait. 
July. A Ljubljana scene with doors and balls. 
August. Sisters Larkin Poe from the USA at Lake Bled, Slovenia. 
September. To our beach for another sunset. 
October. Pomegranate season. 
November. Calm after a heavy storm. 
December. A Roman flower shop for Christmas.
And here are my previous final calendar posts. I just had a look at them again, quite interesting. It’s good that I keep doing this. A nice photo diary.
Ducks in sunset and bestia looking over the wall are my favourites Manja 🙂
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Thank you, Bushboy. Cin cin over the ocean. Merry Christmas.
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Thanks Manja. Merry Christmas to your family 🎅🌲
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True, so true. These look so colorful, so full of life and carefree.
To be honest, I’m dreading already what 2021 has in store.
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Thank you, Bojana. Never as carefree again. All well to you.
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Thank you. Likewise.
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Love especially November. An omen for 2021! (K)
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Thank you, K. Lots of rainbows to you.
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The world needs them! Merry Christmas!
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You always know how to find the light in this world. Thank you for sharing it. Wishing you a holiday filled with magic, dear Manja.✨🎄✨
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Oh, Julie, this was so wonderful when I first read it and it will be just as wonderful every time I read it. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas and beyond. ❤
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Love the memories – treasured even more now. I am always feeling low. I hardly photograph anything now. Only memories. Thank you, Manja. Hope you have a calm and peaceful holiday season.
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Ohh, Leya, I know how you feel. I don’t take my camera with me any more on my dog walks and rarely spot anything to make me regret not having it. But the nature will wake up and us with it. You’ll see.
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I know you are right. But there’s a long and hard way to walk before that. But we will hang in there, won’t we…the alternatives are grim. Hugs to you ♥
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Such a fantastic series of photos and to be able to relive such moments via calendar is awesome. And I think for 2021, you will be experiencing plenty of magic and happiness ~ collecting even more memories and terrific photos, Manja. Beautiful 🙂
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I like your spirit. Thank you, Randall. Let’s be it.
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