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Our 2025 session has now ended. Thank you to everyone who shared a post or commented, it was great to see the variety of posts.
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2026 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
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yourlibrarianOur 2025 session has now ended. Thank you to everyone who shared a post or commented, it was great to see the variety of posts.
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2026 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
stonepicnicking_okapiThis represents the good events that happened in 2025. It is a photo I took at a concert in Apri.
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Three for the Memories 2025
Jan. 23rd, 2026 07:05 amdreamaastridMissed participating last year in "Three for the Memories 2024", as too much stuff was happening back in Jan 2025. So I wanted to be sure to participate again this year.
First photo is from July 4th when we were visiting family in NC. Hubby had parked our car on his mom's lawn to leave room for everyone else visiting to park in her driveway. Everyone meets up at her house to see the fireworks because the city sets them off on the property adjacent to hers since she lives on top of the hill overlooking town. And this picture just reminded me of a Subaru Outback advertisement.
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First photo is from July 4th when we were visiting family in NC. Hubby had parked our car on his mom's lawn to leave room for everyone else visiting to park in her driveway. Everyone meets up at her house to see the fireworks because the city sets them off on the property adjacent to hers since she lives on top of the hill overlooking town. And this picture just reminded me of a Subaru Outback advertisement.
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Photos: Three for the Memories from 2025
Jan. 16th, 2026 10:10 pmysabetwordsmithThese are the three pictures I selected as most memorable (not the most aesthetically beautiful or technically ept) from 2025 for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
threeforthememories.
South Lot and Savanna
May 13
The pink peony is open under the fly-through feeder. I might call this flower style semi-double. When fully open, a large mass of bright yellow stamens dance in the breeze. The fully-double white ones don't really show the center. It was the first time I got a pink peony to bloom. \o/
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threeforthememories.South Lot and Savanna
May 13
The pink peony is open under the fly-through feeder. I might call this flower style semi-double. When fully open, a large mass of bright yellow stamens dance in the breeze. The fully-double white ones don't really show the center. It was the first time I got a pink peony to bloom. \o/
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Picked three months and photos at random!
Jan. 12th, 2026 07:54 pmheuradysThis is one of the men's rooms at The House on The Rock in Spring Green, WI, where we spent part of our whirlwind off-season vacation at the end of April. Not the warmest time for places like Milwaukee or The Dells, but a lot fewer people!
( more animals in WI here, which seems weird since I'm in Minnesota )
( more animals in WI here, which seems weird since I'm in Minnesota )
What's Up for 2026?
Jan. 12th, 2026 05:50 pmyourlibrarian
In May I took a great trip with friends through Oregon and we ended in California. The timing for the trip, however, was to coincide with the memorial service for my oldest friend's mother.
As she is my oldest friend, I knew her parents the best of all my friends' parents because of the stretch of time over which we saw one another (and she lived just a few doors down from me). I was not close to them but they were always kind to me, and it's interesting how it's the kindness that lingers. ( Read more... )
three moments
Jan. 10th, 2026 07:06 pmsixbeforelunch
This is from a visit to my parents in Pennsylvania in May. I had a difficult trip with delayed and cancelled flights and a mad dash from one end of the Charlotte airport to the other to try and catch a plane. I was stressed and starving by the time I landed. Seeing this mural was just a tiny bit cheering in a moment when I really needed it.
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In the game of life
Jan. 5th, 2026 05:15 amviridian5There was a lot of stress for me in 2025, but it had its good moments too.
This shot was an accident that I thought turned out fun! The day my youngest niece, the girl with the pink and blonde hair, graduated from high school was so hot and bright that my camera phone was having a lot of trouble and the screen kept darkening, so I was shooting blind. Also, I was feeling like crap due to the heat. But the colors in all the photos really popped. The bouquet in the corner here is the one her parents gave her. (Seeing my nieces becoming adults is still weird to me; aren't they still kids?!)
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This shot was an accident that I thought turned out fun! The day my youngest niece, the girl with the pink and blonde hair, graduated from high school was so hot and bright that my camera phone was having a lot of trouble and the screen kept darkening, so I was shooting blind. Also, I was feeling like crap due to the heat. But the colors in all the photos really popped. The bouquet in the corner here is the one her parents gave her. (Seeing my nieces becoming adults is still weird to me; aren't they still kids?!)
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3 Pictures for 2025
Jan. 3rd, 2026 02:49 pmbookscorpionLooking back, 2025 was a good year for me. I cut back work to three days a week and that freed up so much time and energy, I am never going back to working more if I can help it. I did a bunch of projects and had great vacations, and I took about 1000 photos every month, but I had no problems picking three for this.
I went to visit my partner Bawdy in Montana in April and we had a lovely week together: hanging out, going to the zoo and the dog park and going on a roadtrip. Which is where we raced the train so I could get out of the car in time to take photos.
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I went to visit my partner Bawdy in Montana in April and we had a lovely week together: hanging out, going to the zoo and the dog park and going on a roadtrip. Which is where we raced the train so I could get out of the car in time to take photos.
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Jan. 3rd, 2026 02:54 pmangrboda1.
This is from our summer holiday. That's Husband sitting out there. We had a summer house for a week somewhere else in Denmark and we were by the coast. (Denmark, if you didn't know, has a lot of coastline. You are never more than a couple hours drive away from one here.) We went down to look at the sunset one evening. I'm quite pleased with how this picture turned out.
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This is from our summer holiday. That's Husband sitting out there. We had a summer house for a week somewhere else in Denmark and we were by the coast. (Denmark, if you didn't know, has a lot of coastline. You are never more than a couple hours drive away from one here.) We went down to look at the sunset one evening. I'm quite pleased with how this picture turned out.
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Three Memories - 2025
Jan. 3rd, 2026 01:20 pmsmallhobbitThese are not necessarily the best photos, but each one sums up a particular memory for me:
This is the cross stitch I created, following a year long StitchALong:
This is the cross stitch I created, following a year long StitchALong:
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Threeforthememories
Jan. 3rd, 2026 09:49 amcmcmckThis year involved a lot of travel and a lot of heartache
We visited Conwy in Wales for the first time, famous for its massive medieval castle:
We also visited Strasbourg in France which was new to me although not to other half. It has a magnificent cathedral and this madonnna, part south American and part deco influenced fascinated me:
And now the heartache. As some of you know, I am a trans woman and our goverment here in the UK has decided that making our lives as difficult as possible would be a fine idea and I am likely to be losing basic human rights in the coming year.
So just for the record, this is what a trans woman (and indeed her husband) looks like. I'm 5'6" and no, it isn't a 'bad wig' but my own hair (admittedly coloured these days as I've gone grey). And those obsessed with bits would be most disappointed if I was standing there naked!
The userpic's me in my later twenties. I set out on the journey at 15 and had GC surgery at 21. I met my husband when I was 38.
This was taken for us by a kind Canadian lady in Conwy castle.
We visited Conwy in Wales for the first time, famous for its massive medieval castle:
We also visited Strasbourg in France which was new to me although not to other half. It has a magnificent cathedral and this madonnna, part south American and part deco influenced fascinated me:
And now the heartache. As some of you know, I am a trans woman and our goverment here in the UK has decided that making our lives as difficult as possible would be a fine idea and I am likely to be losing basic human rights in the coming year.
So just for the record, this is what a trans woman (and indeed her husband) looks like. I'm 5'6" and no, it isn't a 'bad wig' but my own hair (admittedly coloured these days as I've gone grey). And those obsessed with bits would be most disappointed if I was standing there naked!
The userpic's me in my later twenties. I set out on the journey at 15 and had GC surgery at 21. I met my husband when I was 38.
This was taken for us by a kind Canadian lady in Conwy castle.
matsushimaThere's a superstition in Japan that certain ages are unlucky. The year you turn 36 is unlucky for women. (There are only two options.) I turned 36 in 2025 and it was a bad year for me!
… which is why I'm starting with this selfie:
I participated in this community in 2023 and 2024, too.
… which is why I'm starting with this selfie:
I participated in this community in 2023 and 2024, too.
Three for the Memories Now Open!
Jan. 2nd, 2026 03:29 pmyourlibrarianthreeforthememories is now open! You can join and share your photos at any time between now and January 24th. Please refer to the 3 rules in the profile page, and feel free to ask anything here.Let's all share 2025 memories!
yourlibrarian3 for the Memories' 2025 session will be open for posts on January 3, 2026 and will run for 3 weeks until January 24. Do let others know about us, as anyone can participate by just joining the community.
Just a reminder of how the event runs:
1) Three photos only per person during each annual session. Members are encouraged to discuss the reason for their choices.
2) Photos can be hosted at Dreamwidth or elsewhere, and should not be larger than 800 px width or height.
3) All three photos should be in the same post. Cut tags should be placed after the first photo.
3 for the Memories is not a competition, and entries are not being judged. Rather, participants are encouraged to share photos they took in 2025 that they find meaningful in some way or which represent how they experienced the year.
Feel free to drop any questions about the community or how the event runs in comments!
Three for the Memories Now Closed
Jan. 23rd, 2025 03:27 pmyourlibrarianOur 2024 session has now ended. Thank you to everyone who shared a post or commented.
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2025 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2025 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
yourlibrarianJust a reminder to anyone still planning a post that the community will close at midnight UTC on January 24th, so you have one week left to get your 2024 memories posted!
Dividing Line
Jan. 9th, 2025 05:51 pmyourlibrarian
2024 was a year of personal changes, both my own and my partner's. The happiest event was in October when I was finally able to see friends again, and we took a fall foliage road trip. (For anyone who is interested, all my nature pics have been posted in
common_nature). This photo was from the first night of the trip when we reached the first hotel. We spotted the Wienermobile in the parking lot. It seemed to be a sign that the trip would be both fun and would go (fairly) well in terms of plans and scheduling. ( Read more... )
pauraqueBy far my biggest event of 2024 was that I moved! Specifically, my partner and I bought a house together.
Here's my partner taking a picture of her own. This was almost exactly a year ago, early in 2024. We'd decided to get a place together in the spring.
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Here's my partner taking a picture of her own. This was almost exactly a year ago, early in 2024. We'd decided to get a place together in the spring.
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ship's 2024
Jan. 3rd, 2025 09:04 pmshipperslistI read a lot lot lot more than I'd read in a while, and ended up reading a LOT of danmei, with this book bingo blackout being just a part of my TBR stack.
Reading, tattoos, and the dog. That sums up my year pretty neatly.
Reading, tattoos, and the dog. That sums up my year pretty neatly.
olivermossThere are the images that best reflect my year. If you want to see the best photos I've taken this year I've got a thread over on Bluesky of my ten or so best.
In 2024 I started some big projects, did a lot of work, serious amounts of work, but things are still in progress. I hate that they are still in progress and not done, but it's where I am.
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In 2024 I started some big projects, did a lot of work, serious amounts of work, but things are still in progress. I hate that they are still in progress and not done, but it's where I am.
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cmcmckWe finally got back to our usual travel patterns after all the nonsense of the past few years and ended up back in Siena in Tuscany, Italy which is our favourite spot due to having honeymooned there.
Vicolo Dei Orifici (Goldsmith's Alley) made deliberately wiggly and narrow and one ended so it could be defended against rioters and looters:
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Vicolo Dei Orifici (Goldsmith's Alley) made deliberately wiggly and narrow and one ended so it could be defended against rioters and looters:
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viridian5This Kleinfeld Bridal window display photo got the most likes on Flickr out of my 2024 photos. Kleinfeld only installs a new display once every three or so months, but they're often interesting enough that I look forward to them. I continue to enjoy shooting New York City window displays.
2024 was rough for me, especially the last few months of it, and so far my bad luck is continuing into the new year....
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2024 was rough for me, especially the last few months of it, and so far my bad luck is continuing into the new year....
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apachefirecat2024 proved to be the best year we've had in some time, and although we're still recovering from the disasters in '19 and '20, we ARE slowly but surely climbing our way out!
Amongst other firsts, it was my first year going to a REAL museum, which was in with the zoo in our state capitol. We were all blown away not just by the animals (and here's a bonus pic of a great lion shot my husband got) but by practically every display in the museum. This is the most I've EVER seen of bears, and the closest I'm sure I'll ever be to some, especially the polar bear. Of course, the polars especially were only stuffed, but it was still AMAZING!!!!
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Amongst other firsts, it was my first year going to a REAL museum, which was in with the zoo in our state capitol. We were all blown away not just by the animals (and here's a bonus pic of a great lion shot my husband got) but by practically every display in the museum. This is the most I've EVER seen of bears, and the closest I'm sure I'll ever be to some, especially the polar bear. Of course, the polars especially were only stuffed, but it was still AMAZING!!!!
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2024 memories!
Jan. 2nd, 2025 10:43 pmpastelpomwhat a year! 2024 has been interesting, but I've learned a lot and grown as a person even more. excited for 2025!
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Photos: Three for the Memories from 2024
Jan. 2nd, 2025 11:37 pmysabetwordsmithThese are the three pictures I selected as most memorable (not the most aesthetically beautiful or technically ept) from 2024. Also, there is no 2024 tag available yet.
Eclipse Pictures
Apr. 8th, 2024 11:44 pm
We drove down to Greenup to view the eclipse, and I took pictures of how the sun makes crescents instead of discs with the pinhole effect through tree leaves. This is a long view of the sidewalk when the crescents are hair-thin.
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Eclipse Pictures
Apr. 8th, 2024 11:44 pm
We drove down to Greenup to view the eclipse, and I took pictures of how the sun makes crescents instead of discs with the pinhole effect through tree leaves. This is a long view of the sidewalk when the crescents are hair-thin.
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matsushimaCompared to 2023, 2024 was pretty quiet for me: more settling into my new life than a series of (positive) upheavals. I feel like work ate up a lot of my time and energy last year but I didn't want to post photos of that, you know?
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P.S. Because I mentioned Tiamat but did not include a photo of her in my post: cat tax.
edit: I hope it's OK that I borrowed the "top three photos of the year" concept forallkindsofdolls and posted my top three doll photos for 2024 - including the American Girl photo here!
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P.S. Because I mentioned Tiamat but did not include a photo of her in my post: cat tax.
edit: I hope it's OK that I borrowed the "top three photos of the year" concept for
allkindsofdolls and posted my top three doll photos for 2024 - including the American Girl photo here!
Three for the Memories Now Open!
Jan. 2nd, 2025 05:26 pmyourlibrarianthreeforthememories is now open! You can join and share your photos at any time between now and January 24th. Please refer to the 3 rules in the profile page, and feel free to ask anything here.Looking forward to seeing your 2024 memories!
yourlibrarian3 for the Memories' 2025 session will be open for posts on January 3, 2025 and will run until January 24. Do let others know about us, as anyone can participate by just joining the community.
Just a reminder of how the event runs:
1) Three photos only per person during each annual session. Members are encouraged to discuss the reason for their choices.
2) Photos can be hosted at Dreamwidth or elsewhere, and should not be larger than 800 px width or height.
3) All three photos should be in the same post. Cut tags should be placed after the first photo.
3 for the Memories is not a competition, and entries are not being judged. Rather, participants are encouraged to share photos they took in 2024 that they find meaningful in some way or which represent how they experienced the year.
Feel free to drop any questions about the community or how the event runs in comments!
Three for the Memories Now Closed
Jan. 24th, 2024 07:55 pmyourlibrarianOur 2023 session has now ended, and speaking personally I have enjoyed seeing the variety of photos and memories everyone has shared. Thanks to those sharing a post and commenting.
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2024 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
We'll be reopening next January 3rd for your 2024 memories. Best wishes to everyone for a good year!
2023: Road Trip!
Jan. 22nd, 2024 05:35 pmlovelyangelI am a fervent homebody, almost reclusive. I dislike being away from home. So 2023 was unusual with what turned out to be the Summer of Road Trips. A contributing reason was that I needed to see how my electric car would do on long distance road trips.
In June I drove from Portland to Tacoma to attend the TWICE Ready to Be World Tour Concert at the Tacoma Dome. The concert was amazing!
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In June I drove from Portland to Tacoma to attend the TWICE Ready to Be World Tour Concert at the Tacoma Dome. The concert was amazing!
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3 for 2023
Jan. 21st, 2024 09:48 pmapachefirecatIn hindsight, as hard as the past year has been, as I've been reviewing it in my head over the last few days, I've come to think that perhaps it is exactly what we needed, and of course, God(s)/The Universe/Powers/Whatever You Want To Call It knows better than we do what we actually need.
I'm going to start in an oddball way, because this first picture was taken both before the next picture and after the last picture. It was part of our Halloween decorations at work, and I've definitely at last been truly blessed with finding what could very well prove to be a permanent job for me. It's actually got me socializing, building friendships, and has been learning and increasing my computer skills again, something I'd long ago given up on after graduating at the top of my class in '03 but never being able to actually use my degrees. My two-year anniversary is quickly coming up, and not meaning to brag, I'm making more money now than I ever made in my entire life. We're far from rich, don't get me wrong please, but I am still making more than I've ever made before and hopefully can at last dig our way out of the mess that had become our life before the improvements started coming, in large part due to my wonderful, blessed company.
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Location is Alabama -- we do not yet have a tag for that.
I'm going to start in an oddball way, because this first picture was taken both before the next picture and after the last picture. It was part of our Halloween decorations at work, and I've definitely at last been truly blessed with finding what could very well prove to be a permanent job for me. It's actually got me socializing, building friendships, and has been learning and increasing my computer skills again, something I'd long ago given up on after graduating at the top of my class in '03 but never being able to actually use my degrees. My two-year anniversary is quickly coming up, and not meaning to brag, I'm making more money now than I ever made in my entire life. We're far from rich, don't get me wrong please, but I am still making more than I've ever made before and hopefully can at last dig our way out of the mess that had become our life before the improvements started coming, in large part due to my wonderful, blessed company.
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Location is Alabama -- we do not yet have a tag for that.
ship's 2023
Jan. 16th, 2024 08:55 pmshipperslistI don't know how to sum these up. Resilience? Remembrance? Resistance? Hm.
My father holding my hand. He has advanced Alzheimers and no longer talks but he's always interested in my tattoos (and usually tries to brush them off my skin.)
My father holding my hand. He has advanced Alzheimers and no longer talks but he's always interested in my tattoos (and usually tries to brush them off my skin.)
