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Love Thursday: June 12, 2008

 

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The other day, as I was thinking about what would make a good Love Thursday post, it dawned on me:  I've spoken about parental love, and romantic love; I've written about finding hearts in nature and finding hearts in homes -- but one subject I don't think I've ever written about is friendship.  And this seemed like a glaring omission on my part.

As a child, my family moved around a lot:  my father worked in the energy industry, and about every two years or so, his employer required us to picked up sticks and moved to another home so that my father could take on a different role within the  company.  While I certainly love that my sister and I had the opportunity to experience new places and people, there's a part of me that wishes that I had stayed somewhere long enough to develop some lifelong friendships. 

Luckily, as an adult, I've lived in one city long enough to make two very close friends -- people who I consider immediate family.  The first, my friend Mark, is my closest male friend, a true confidant, and my daughter's godfather.  He lives in England now, so I don't see him as often as I'd like; distance notwithstanding, however, we remain close. 

The second is my friend Trish, who is my closest girlfriend.  Trish and I have been friends for over a decade, and her kids are close in age to my daughter's.  When our families get together, it feels like brothers, sisters, cousins ... family.   The shot above is of my daughter and hers, and if this image is any indication, it appears they're at the beginning of a lifelong friendship of their own.

Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave links to your images of love in the comments below, and be sure to check out the photographs left by Boho Photography and MaryCalissa in our Flickr pool for inspiration.

 And may you embrace a true friend today.

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DateThursday, June 12, 2008 | AuthorKaren Walrond | in ,

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    Response: Love knows just what to do
    at Woulda Coulda Shoulda on June 12, 2008
    It’s funny, because when I wrote about our dinner out and subsequent dessert demolition in the last post, several of you commented that you wish you could’ve seen it. And then I realized that I really wished I had given better description t...
  • Response
    Response: Love Thursday: Sphere of Influence
    by Sierra at Hey! It's Sierra on June 12, 2008
    One of my favorite things is seeing people that I love doing what they love. There’s something so inspiring about people truly in their element, figuring out what is important and going after it. This photo is Adam and Katy, our lovely hosts during our trip to Miami. Don’t let their ...
  • Response
    Response: Love Thursday
    by Arlene at Aftermidnight on June 12, 2008
    This Love Thursday is dedicated to a very special group of hard working men & women,
  • Response
    Response: You are my favorite
    at Moogies World on June 12, 2008
    When I was a little girl, my mother used to always tell me I was her favorite. Favorite daughter that is (I have two older brothers). It always made me feel special. She did it for the boys as well....

Reader Comments (49)

some quiet love between sisters this Thursday.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11439752@N04/2571417863/

HLT to all!!
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLyn
Happy Love Thursday! This is my first "intentional" Love Thursday shot. I saw this rock and thought it would be perfect for LT. Shutters Sisters is sinking into my bones!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2572371298_0eb5c34434_b.jpg
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterBari
"I'll get by with a little help from my friends" is now running through my mind...what great thoughts to start the day :)

This week for me, strawberry love:

http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/06/love-thursday-strawberry-o-love.html

or

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13029497@N00/2555935415/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterbleeding espresso
i'm starting with the one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maypapers/2572489684/
but have some LOVEly friend shots to upload so I might post another link later. : )
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commentertracey
I probably posted this before somewhere along the line but I just have to post it again because it fits so nicely with today's theme... friendship. It's a thing of beauty.

http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/friendship/

Thank you Karen for such a heart-warming photo and for your words.
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterlaura - dolcepics
I find notes taped all over the house with this same picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enckline/2572360280/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterchristie
That is a beautiful shot of your daughter and her friend. Just beautiful.

My Love Thursday contribution is a photo I took of my daughter today. A day in which she is happy, wonderful, and well, after 8 days with pneumonia. Fevers of 104, constant vomiting, a trip to the er....I saw this photo, and felt myself exhale....

http://ourfreakparade.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-here-comes-the-sun/

Happy Love Thursday, everyone...
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermel from freak parade
Heart cut-outs on a green shutter...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppy-in-provence/2563510081/

...I'm off to hug a friend :)
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterpoppy fields
I love your photo. I mourn the loss of old friendships...time and distance has had its negative affects. I haven't been able to find a true friend in a long time, and being a stay-at-home mom makes it hard to find them. I'm thankful for my online community even with its limitations.

My first Love Thursday with my new Nikon D60!

http://www.mamaofletters.com/Mama_of_Letters/Camera_Happy/Pages/Nikon_D60.html#0
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterShelli
That's a great picture. I'm afraid I didn't do as good a job at capturing a friend moment, but that's what my post is about, too. Giving your child life-long friends is a worthy endeavor.http://graymattersonline.net/2008/06/12/love-thursday-31/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterangie
I have one girlfriends one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atheart/2572954366/

and one restaurant that I just loved the name of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atheart/2572111015/in/photostream/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenternatala
I took your advice and looked for random shots of love...

http://my-bella-vita.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-footpaths-in-scalea/

And for the record - I *love* friendship love. I think it is one of the best!
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterCherrye at My Bella Vita
A kiss between brothers is much more pleasant since the toddler learned to close his mouth (and stop drooling.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23335429@N08/2543078097/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteressaydoctor
Happy Love Thursday everyone. This is from a blog post that I did last week for my best friend's birthday.

http://aphotomom.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-birthday-melissa-other-one.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMelissa (aka Photomom86)
My picture pales in comparison to the amazing shot you captured but I still love it for it's own merit. Childhood friendship is the most loyal yet fickle bond there is.

http://artistryinfocus.blogspot.com/2008/06/spread-love-thursday.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAbra
wow, your photo speaks volumes... truly wonderful! and what a treasure for your daughter.
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterStaci
Friendship is precious!

~~
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDanaB
Happy Love Thursday Everyone!!

http://greeneyedgirl22.blogspot.com/2008/06/love-thursday.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterErin
one of my closest friends had a scare with her son this week when the found a small hole in his heart ventricle. they are like family and this little boy literally has my heart. they have since discovered he will be fine, but i had to dedicate this love thursday to him.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleydano/2573283208/

June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAshley
I love the giggling girls :D


I tried to post last night, but had trouble. When I awoke this morning, I remembered that I got some shots of my daughter and niece during their slumber party - so I have two entries.

Both can be found at http://www.askewtoyou.blogspot.com
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMichelle
my first love thursday...
not necessarily about friendship,
{unless you count the friendsip of my kids...}
but more about found hearts
in a bottle of mustard...

http://itsacanadiangeek.blogspot.com/2008/06/love-thursdayfor-shutter-sisters.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commentergkgirl
always have my eyes open for hearts. looked up and there it was. boosted the sky to brighten it up, but cloud is all real. just there. happy LT everyone.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/2563214546/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkristin
A baby mallard..and a baby comerant? Hard to know how the animal world works.

http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=420
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie
Baby Basil

http://blog.abbymathison.com/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAbby
http://happyinthehamptons.blogspot.com/2007/08/bagels-in-sun.html

Friends seem to find you when you most need them.
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKate Baumert
Hello Shutter Sisters

Here are a couple of hearts that i found and saved for you guys....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2556155320/

well i say saved... ;c)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2573727700/

have a lovely day

nicky x
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenternicky thomas
HERE she IS

happy Love Thursday...ELK

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2549245792_bef46d36fa_m.jpg
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterELK
Happy Love Thursday everyone!
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterShalet
Okay - let's try that again ...

http://peculiarmomma.blogspot.com/2008/06/ah-young-love.html

There we are. :o)
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterShalet
My son with his best friend - they've known each other since the day they were born! Literally! They were born within a couple hours of each other in the same hospital.

http://duskyshutterflies.blogspot.com/2007/09/youve-got-friend-in-me.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSposita
this post touched me- and inspired me to collect photos of my children and their friends, and to write about my similar experience. thank you.
http://callmezari.blogspot.com/2008/06/friends-or-what-i-love-about-oakland-2.html
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKim
I moved every two years also when I was growing up.

thank you for speaking of this-developing close girl friends was always something I longed for. Fortunately, I am slowly unfolding in that area of my life.

*namaste*
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterbrandi
Love from a beach that I thought I would never find!
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNic Hohn
Happy Love Thursday! This is my first time... http://fourinarow.net/you-gotta-love-em/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterFourinarow
Very late to the party today - Happy Love Thursday All!

http://livinginchicago.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/finding-friends-in-the-midwest/
June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLivinginChicago
My son (the dark haired one) and my friend from high school's 2 boys last summer on our other friends parents deck...a week of friends and their kids in the most wonderful place: our hometown.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cuzamora/FolkFarmFiestaJuly07/photo#5091261800052141778
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterUrsula
my first post at this site.
Happy Love Thur!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7748271@N06/2572015549/
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteryoshie
For Love Thursday here are my parents. They've remained friends throughout the years (and throughout many hardships) and I've learnt a lot about how to love and how to be a friend through them. I'm a very lucky girl when it comes to my mum and dad.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2445088518/

One of these days I hope to take a photo that really celebrates them. I never feel like I quite capture how great they are.
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNaomi
And a couple more, before I forget ...

Here is my sister and her husband (they married about this time last year). They met when a mutual friend set them up via surfing lessons:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934206/in/set-72157602732273731/
(It's teeny-tiny because I took it on my mobile)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934212/in/set-72157602732273731/

Then there's my brother and his girlfriend. She's from Germany, but fell for my brother (God help her!) and has made a life with him here in Aus:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934218/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190769997/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190788339/in/set-72157602732273731/

And a bit more of my mum and dad:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1770218471/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190769993/in/set-72157602732273731/
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNaomi
I've always been amazed at the power of just one good friend. I feel blessed with many friendships at this age in the game (34), but some hard times have been softened with the presence of just one friend. thanks for the time to reflect & be grateful.

http://kindlife.squarespace.com/contests/

photo of my daugther Lilah with my sweetest friend's daughter Grace.
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterEmma
I love everyone's post...great shots..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeenwashington/2576660374/
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJakki
my love thursday photo today is a picture of me and my friends (and also officemates) in Hundred Islands, Philippines. This trip is very close to my heart because it was the last time I went on an out-of-town trip with them, as employees of the same company. I resigned from work two months ago to pursue my first love, teaching. But even if we all go on our separate ways, I know that the friendship will stay. Happy Love Thursday everyone! :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patreesya/2420675152/
June 13, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterpatricia

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