White snow, a white truck cab, white clouds are conspiring to lighten the mood of the day.

There are two historical things to note today:

1. This ends my 12th straight year of daily photo postings. What started as a whim on January 1, 2009, has taken over my head, my heart, and a good portion of my life. I’ve never been more content.
2. But it also marks 15 years since my mom died, and it is still a day of great sadness. (But as I write this, I am thinking about all the people who’ve lost loved ones this year but weren’t able to be with them at the end. And my heart breaks for them.)

Meade, Kansas
photographed 12.12.2020