“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’ 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: Monday, December 8th, 2025 – Immaculate Conception
“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)
Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Saturday, December 6th, 2025 – Saint Nicholas Day
“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. 😉
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