And so it ends... A fairly fitting photo (if I do say so myself) to end my one year Photo of the Day project. Well actually it is not the end of Photo of the Day but it is the end of the rules I embraced for the first year of doing this... namely that I *take* a picture every day. With just a couple of exceptions (like when I was stranded in the Phoenix airport sans camera), I did indeed capture the posted photo that day. The benefit of this was it forced me to look around on a daily basis for "the shot". The downside was the same... even I have days when I don't feel like taking a picture or can't get the creative part of my brain working. *** So for the next year I'm relaxing the rules a bit. I will take pictures frequently, but perhaps not daily, and continue to post them each day. That way when I have a really good session and get several good shots, I'll be all set for a couple days ;-) *** I want to thank Gina and the kids for putting up with me during this effort. I'm sure they will be glad to do without the all too frequent ritual of seeing me emerge from my office, camera in hand, saying "ok, I'll do (insert required activity of Keith) as soon as I get picture of the day". *** Lastly, I do encourage anyone with a remote interest in photography to try something like this. It is a difficult but rewarding effort!