An so another year comes to an end.

2013 was my first full year of retirement.  All things considered it’s been much better than I thought it would be.  I thought I might be bored, but I’ve been very busy.

We’ve been very lucky to see a lot of our younger daughter, Jasmine; her husband Colin and daughter Divya.

On a sad note, my mother-in-law passed away.  She had a long life (almost 90 years) and I like to think that she’s now with her beloved husband who I believe she missed greatly.

On the photography front it’s been a good year.  I’ve taken more pictures than ever before.  Not that this is any indication of quality.  It does demonstrate that I’m more passionate about my hobby.  I also feel that I continue to improve all be it slowly.  My camera collection continues to grow.  I’ve been able to update this blog regularly (150 posts in total this year) and the number of posts per month has even increased in the last few months.  I have no idea if anyone looks at it (I don’t monitor any statistics) but it does help me to continue taking the pictures.

Many many thanks to my lovely wife, Eirah who continues to be an inspiration to me – even if she doesn’t like me to take pictures of her any more.

Happy New Year to everyone and a happy and prosperous 2014.