“I didn’t write the rules.
Why would I follow them?”~ W. Eugene Smith
Photographer
Born on: 20th December 1921
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Saturday, December 20th, 2025 – International Human Solidarity Day
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Friday, December 19th, 2025 – Saint Nicholas Day
“No man knows
what he can do
until he tries”~ Carter G. Woodson
Historian
Born on: 19th December 1875
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Thursday, December 18th, 2025 – Arabic Language Day
“Art doesn’t
reflect what we see;
It makes us see”~ Paul Klee
Artist and painter
Born on: 18th December 1879
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 – National Maple Syrup Day
“I have learned more
from my mistakes
than from my successes”~ Humphry Davy
Cornish chemist and inventor
Born on: 17th December 1778
Porte Photos’ Seasonal Closure
Thank-you for the wonderful 2025 Season.
During my Seasonal Closure I continue to publish Porte Photos’ Daily Pic but am unavailable to photograph your events.
- Prints are available on request. 8×10″ $10 each plus shipping.
- Events can be booked for April – December 2026
text: 1-519-318-0412
or email: debbie.porte@hotmail.ca
Looking forward to photographing your events in the 2026 Season. ❤
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 – Chocolate Covered Anything Day
“Children must be taught
how to think,
not what to think”~ Margaret Mead
Anthropologist
Born on: 16th December 1901
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Monday, December 15th, 2025 – NATIONAL WEAR YOUR PEARLS DAY
“Money isn’t everything
but it sure keeps you
in touch with your children”~ J. Paul Getty
Founder of the Getty oil company
Born on: 15th December 1892
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Sunday, December 14th, 2025 – Hanukkah (Begins)
“It was better
to be kind
than right”~ Rebecca Gibney
Actress
Born on: 14th December 1964
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 – Human Rights Day
“Forever is composed of nows”
~ Emily Dickinson
Poet
Born on: 10th December 1830Porte Ponderings:
Snow Day for Southwestern Ontario. Schools closed. No daycare, pre or post school programs. A day to dig-out.
Out my front door:
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 – Genocide Prevention Day
If you’re climbing the ladder of life,
you go rung by rung,
one step at a time.Don’t look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time.
Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing
until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.~ Donny Osmond
Singer and songwriter
Born on: 9th December 1957
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