It’s been a rollercoaster year! Dramatic and scary.
No wonder we’re all feeling exhausted.
And that’s OK.
2020 has been about resilience
And finding small moments of beauty.
It’s about remembering that no matter how ugly caterpillars might seem —
They turn into beautiful symbols of hope.
For more hopeful moments, please visit: Our World and Skywatch.
Lady Fi 
The butterfly is a perfect metaphor. We will emerge! Merry Christmas and thank you as always .
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…we have a new and hopefully better year to look forward to.
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Beautiful thoughts and photos, Fi. I wish you and yours hope and peace. ❤
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Wow! Beautiful resume of this special year!
Thank you and stay blessed . Have a sweet Christmas!
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Your message is so important! Lovely photos!
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Well said !
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Fabulous images, I do love the tree.
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Stunning post, Fiona! And I so agree with you…
“2020 has been about resilience. And finding small moments of beauty.”
Yes, it sure has!
I love the photos you selected for this post because they so perfectly match your words. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your insight, my friend! Have a faaaabulous week! X
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Lovely photo to commemorate the year.
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Your small moments of beauty are HUGE. And have been life affirming and hopeful testaments all through this difficult year.
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Beautiful! Season’s Greetings!
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Beautifully said and beautiful photos. Let’s hope next year is better for us and the planet.
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Yeah! Thanks ☺️
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The first photo is wonderful… what a colors.
Wish you Merry Christmas.
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Beautiful snowy tree there. Have a good Christmas, stay safe.
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Yes, I am hopeful that 2021 will be such a better year. Doesn’t matter if the shift is slow and gradual. We need the shift. 😉
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Gorgeous photos.
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Well said indeed! Wishing you a joyous Happy Holidays.
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Great post and photos, Fi. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Happy Solstice!
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The clouds in that first photo are stupifying. Merry Christmas to you and all you love – natural, canine, and human, Lady Fi!
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beautiful as always. It has been a challenging year for many. ll the best for the season and a better 2021 for us all.
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Wow! Gorgeous photos!
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How beautiful! Always good to be optimistic. I love that first photo. So dramatic!
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What beautiful words, full of hope for better days!
I wish you a blessed Christmas and a lot of happiness in the New 2021!
Greetings
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Merry Christmas! Stay safe.
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I’m quite warm and comfortable in my chrysalis today. though I did see a bumble bee this morning!
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Hello,
Love the butterfly image and thought. So true! Love the dramatic sky and tree. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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You are one of those who shows us beauty in the everyday. Thank you!
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Thank you for this very uplifting and inspiring post, and such beautiful photos! Happy Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
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Fabulous photos and inspiring words. The dramatic cloud, thick and solid, looks alive. Apples on the green is so Swedish. Some people can see beauty in caterpillars; I’d like to be so.
stardust
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Lovely thoughts. Enjoy the beauty of your surroundings and have a healthy and happy.
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very nicely matched images and words.
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Magnificent images and thoughts ~ ‘moment by moment and hope for the best.’ ~
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
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Wow, that first photo is impressive. A cloud formation as beautiful as it is threatening.
Happy New Year. Take care of you all.
Hugs
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LaMiradaAusente · & · CristalRasgado
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Thank you for this uplifting post – we will fly across the seas again to see family and friends!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Wren x
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Such beautifully written words and photos to sum up this year of Covid. You fill us with hope that we will emerge. Thank you. [Helen]
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Sending the warmest Christmas wishes to you and your family.
I hope this Christmas is merry and blessed with peace.
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yes, I agree with your “smart” conclusion….beautiful at the end.
First photo is stunning….
# Merry Christmas.
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Jag önskar dig och din familj en god jul och ett gott nytt år kram Nicki 🎀🤶🎅🎄
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Hi Lady Fi, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. John
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Beautiful thoughts and images. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
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A wonderful post with a lovely message, Lady Fi.
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas.
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Wonderful words and great shots !
Greetings
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Stunning sky.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family! 🙂
Greetings from London.
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Entering 2021 with the word hope. Happy Holidays!
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I hope that, like the butterfly, we emerge stronger and more beautiful.
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Thoughtful times. This Christmas is all about introspection. Beautiful pictures and wonderful captions.
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Beautiful photos especially the sky shot. Without the ugly caterpillars, there will not be any beautiful butterflies. Stay safe and healthy.
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That is an apt pictorial summation of the year that was. Season’s Greetings!
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Oh wow, great reminders that we are all survivors of this terrible year.
Merry Christmas!!
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What a fantastic cloud and very apt for this year.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🙂
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Amazing pics. Great post.
Greetings. Stay safe.
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Lovely! Happy Holidays
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I see a face in that cloud! It could be a cat, or perhaps an owl.
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