Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find ”tomorrow” on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday’s defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, ”If I had my life to live over again. ” Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. /O.Mandino/
More of year 2012 in photos here: Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures
Ese' s Voice 
Latvia has always fascinated the traveller in me. Your photographs have invoked those feelings of going on a trip to Europe…
http://unshakenthoughts.com/2012/12/29/weekly-photo-challenge-memories-of-2012/
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Thank you, Tarun. It is always wonderful to hear there’ s interest in the country I come from. There’ s much to see and to enjoy – if I could suggest, late spring and summer is the most pleasant time. Winter is fun but less…visibility. 🙂
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Seeing your beautiful photos of Latvia shows me that moving to the Baltics – http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/moving-to-lithuania/ – was a smart decision. I am looking forward to exploring Latvia in 2013!
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You definitely should explore it, Andreas – especially being already so near! 🙂 Just read your post – an interesting choice. I hope you are happy about the decision made and that Lithuania did (does) meet your expectations.
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Oh yes, I am really happy I moved here. It is interesting, it is beautiful and I feel very welcome.
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Thank you for sharing your 2012 moments! Love your Latvian pictures 🙂
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My pleasure – I hope you feel even motivated to come to Jurmala some day. 😉
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Oh, I don’t need motivation to go to Юрмала. All I need is extra vacation time and funds 🙂
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🙂 Me being an optimist says we should never lose hope and keep believing our wishes will turn into reality one day.
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Very true!
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The winter shots are especially beautiful! Thanks for introducing me to another part of the world — in pictures! I wouldn’t have found you had you not “Liked” my blog. Thank you!
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Thank you very much for the nice words and taking your time to step by and have a look at my blog. The minute I saw that cat(not just but especially), it was clear I wouldn’ t be able to resist pressing “Like”. 🙂 You have a wonderful blog – I am glad I discovered it.
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the picutres are really beautiful, I like them very much 🙂
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I am glad I could share some of the beautiful moments through my photos. Thank you. 🙂
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Iam sure my next destination of travel shall be Latvia ,if I can make it..one for the pics that u post which fascinate and other is for you! 🙂
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That would be absolutely wonderful, my friend! I have no doubts we would really enjoy it. 🙂
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Your Blog is extraordinary and your 2012 Challenge fascinating!! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much, I am honoured. Just had a look at the photos you have on your blog – really beautiful ones each one telling its own story.
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I like your Latvia pictures in your slideshow very much – we’ve never been there …
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Thank you. You know what they say….there’ s always tomorrow! 🙂
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especially the tank covered with autumn leaves is a wonderful soothing metaphor!
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😀 I though I would put in also something of a bit…different tone, even if it just a part of a movie being shot there.
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of course we have to agree to Voltaire; especially dangerous, if opinions have tanks or predator drones as servants …
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Absolutely!
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Loved every bit of it… here’s to an equally wonderful 2013!
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Thank you, Gunta. It did took a bit of time to chose the ones seen here but…yes, I thought that 12 would be a really good number for this challenge.
Yes, to a wonderful 2013!
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Beautiful you… what a year! TY for being a positive part of mine.
¸.•*¨*•.♪♫♫♪Happy New Year to You & Yours!.♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸ ♥
˜”*°•.˜”*°•.˜”*°•.★★.•°*”˜.•°*”˜.•°*”˜” Have a restful weekend!
Eliz
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Thank you, Eliz! It was my pleasure – as well as you were for mine. 🙂
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I enjoy seeing Latvia through your lens. Is that you in the May picture?
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Thank you, dearrosie, I tried to chose the photos that would show a bit more than just a bit of it.
May…let me see…May…tsk, tsk…I am afraid it is, yes 🙂
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Nice to meet you 🙂
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The pleasure is all mine. 😉
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Really nice selection. 🙂 Happy 2013!
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I am truly glad you enjoyed! 🙂
Thank you, Bob and Happy New Year!
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