In the Moment

This is for my friend Juha for his BIRTHDAY!!
[which was June 9th... running late, sorry, ]


I also used this image for the front of my dad's BIRTHDAY card which I mailed him- his b-day was June 1st, and he loves boats of all kinds.

Juha is a good friend who I have known for a very long time here on dA! He is always supportive of my work, and has been very helpful and kind to me in a variety of ways. 's

I also thoroughly enjoy his stunning works, many of which are of a unique style, which I just love.
Here are some examples:



Dear Juha,
Thanks for your support and friendship! You've been awesome.
And keep up your work here, so enjoyable.
I wish you the best in every moment, and into your new year ahead.
Your Friend, Tea

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Hope you don't mind if I include the following song- it's one of my favourites of ALL TIME, and one line in particular kept coming to my mind when I was photographing this boat coming into port, and also while I worked on it later...

I've used it before, I can't help it...

A Long December
~ by Counting Crows
A long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leaving
Oh the days go by so fast

And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven
I wish you would
(Na na na, etc. yeah)

The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl

And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California
I think you should
(Na na na, etc. yeah)

Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after 2 a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her

And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

And it's one more day up in the canyon
And it's one more night in Hollywood
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean
I guess I should
(Na na na, etc. yeah)

YouTube LINK HERE: [link]

[ I love Adam Duritz of CC, forever... ]



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^{[NOTE: I just wanted to say, in advance, how especially grateful for anyone's I may receive for this image. I am honoured that you would enjoy or think well enough of my work here, to it. So I thank you profusely, and from the bottom of my heart . And because I do realize time constraints all too well, I understand, if you are unable to also leave a comment. However, whichever you may do, [or even both! ] I genuinely appreciate it beyond measure. I need you to know this now, in case I'm not capable of doing individual thank-you's for 's, which I've not been capable, or in case I cannot respond to each comment, either. Thanks for understanding.
And even if you just came to view! I am also very HAPPY for this! ]}

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