New Year

So not the best photo to start with - but one that sums up the Christmas break perfectly. After what seems like weeks & weeks of dreadful weather it's sort of become the norm to wrap up & head out - if you can't accept getting a little wet then you're just not going to get out!
A part of me really loves these days - there's nearly always a moment - when you drop out of the clag, the wind blasts a glimpsed view through the clouds - or like today the sun briefly breaks through the gloom - and that moment is nearly always the one you take from the day. I think that's a good metaphor for life - you can choose the moments you carry with you - you can choose the memories that shape how you see the world. Whether you think that's free will or a quirk of evolution - it's still your choice. There's beauty & horror in the world - but you can choose which shapes your views.
I can't promise this sort of thing will always be the picture of the day, a lot of my days are still filled with darkness - but I hope that moments like these will form an increasing number of these pictures as the days go by.
For now - I hope the sun shines on all of you for a goodly part of 2014...