Water Colors, 1.1.22

For a number of years we have greeted the New Year with friends. We arrive at a location very early in the morning, and we spend time photographing, eating, cheering in the new year (yes, with something sparkling!), and just having a wonderful time together. For me it is often the only day I see our friends during the year — Dan might connect more, as he has a bit more freedom these days. Sometimes we do meet the evening before, but never do we stay up tremendously late. I find it so much more enjoyable to do the early morning rise (and I’m not an early morning person — just ask Dan!) rather than staying up until midnight on December 31st and then sleeping in.
The shot above is from the 2022 early morning meet up.