“Where there is a will
there is a way”~ Samuel Smiles
Author
Born on: 23rd December 1812
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025 – Festivus – Christmas Eve’s Eve
“Where there is a will
there is a way”~ Samuel Smiles
Author
Born on: 23rd December 1812
“I didn’t write the rules.
Why would I follow them?”~ W. Eugene Smith
Photographer
Born on: 20th December 1921
“No man knows
what he can do
until he tries”~ Carter G. Woodson
Historian
Born on: 19th December 1875
“I have learned more
from my mistakes
than from my successes”~ Humphry Davy
Cornish chemist and inventor
Born on: 17th December 1778
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.
Looking forward to photographing your events in the 2026 Season. ❤
“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
“Today is a new day.
Even if you were wrong yesterday,
you can get it right today”~ Dwight Howard
Basketball player
Born on: 8th December 1985Porte Ponderings:
Birthday Parties are always wonderful events.
My daughter-in-law turned 40 last week, so her husband had a surprise party for her. He also rented a local billboard and had her birthday wish there for a week. She didn’t notice until he posted it on Facebook on her birthday (Wednesday)
“The important thing
is not the camera
but the eye”~Alfred Eisenstaedt
Photographer
Born on: 6th December 1898Porte Ponderings:
Sometimes it’s just the timing. Last year my sister and I were walking along the path in the local Conservation Area. The skies were black. Then suddenly a beam of sunlight hit the willow trees turning them a rich golden colour and letting me catch it on my new camera. 😉
“My heart is like
a singing bird”~ Christina Rossetti
Poet
Born on: 5th December 1830