This blog is two years old

In February 2014, I installed WordPress offline using Wamp server, and started this blog. Only a couple of my first posts survived until this day. My initial idea was to create a portfolio-type blog, and I wrote ten posts and stuffed them with children pictures. When I went online on St Patrick’s Day, I got a few ‘likes’ and was very pleased that someone took interest in my creation.  My very first followers were https://lisalabelleblog.wordpress.com/, https://poemsandpeople.wordpress.com/ and http://www.tonyeveling.com/blog/. They are not blogging anymore, I am afraid.

Then came a nightmare. Certain webpages linked to my posts tagged ‘children photography’, and certain sort of spam flooded my Spam folder. Akismet catches spam, but doesn’t protect from those who deliver it. I deleted my posts. Only after a year I dared to use this tag again. Nothing happened so far, but the same spammers linked to one of my Saltee Island posts, and I was getting hundreds of spam comments daily until I closed the comments altogether. WordPress  is not all white and fluffy.

These ten bloggers are among my first followers, still active and sparkling with talent. They have been my friends and supporters since early spring 2014.

Sheri de Grom,  Marcus Dilano Photography,  Moodphoto, Jason, Francis, Charly, Mihran, Leyla , Harrie Nijland, Jet Eliot

There are more than a hundred bloggers in my community since 2014 – great friends and brilliant writers and photographers. I cannot name all of you here, but you know who you are. Thank you for blogging and reading my blog! Way to go to us all!

There is a potpourri of photographs from some of my older blog posts. They are not linked to the post or larger versions. Please scroll down – I hope you remember some of them. Thank you so much for your visits over these two years!

Green St Patrick’s Day illumination in Carrick on Suir, 2014

patrick_day

Spring in Ireland.

ireland_daffodils1

swans_in_the_haze2

winding_road

bluebells_jenkinstown

Clancy Brothers festival

clancy festival

257clan

Edinburgh

edinburgh

Knockmealdown Mountains, Co Tipperary

the vee

Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher

Saltee Islands

Saltees

Saltees

gannet

gannet

Street photography

pose

sell

pride 2013

pride 2013

Birds of River Suir

stonechat

heron

Herbs

suir

suir

oregano

linden

Scarecrow Festival in Co Laois

scarecrow festival

scarecrow festival

Patsy Gibbons and his foxes

Pat Gibbons foxes

Pat Gibbons foxes

Carrick O Rede Rope Bridge

rope bridge

Giants Causeway

giant's causeway

Dark Hedges

dark hedges

dark hedges

dark hedges

Irish summer

Irish summer

Irish summer sunset

Sunsets

sunset

sunset

Water

reflections

Johnstown castle

Barcelona

fountain

gaudi

Barcelona

Faceless

faceless      faceless   faceless

Trees

book cover

sand tree

sand tree

Fairy tale

20

Another spring

Ireland

ireland

ireland

Ancient

dolmen

Mystery

creepy tree

 

 

 

Foxes

fox1 291gauss

pat_gibbons

Hoodoos

 

Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon

More birds

Bryce Canyon

cian_finn

Streets

dublin

dublin

spraoi

beggar

Thank you again!

inesemjphotography Have a wonderful weekend!

210 comments

    1. Thank you Bruce! 🙂 I love to look back – it is why I named my blog Making Memories 🙂 Thank you for all your support – I am too lazy to write just for myself 😉

      1. thank you for sharing this with us. Nowadays, your posts are the ones which make me feel very happy and content. It’s because I can see a lot of beautiful things through your eyes. What a good privilege you have! congratulations and I wish you to have many more happy moments in the future.

        1. Thank you so much for your kind words and good wishes! There is so much good in this world, that somehow gets overlooked. I want to share every happy moment I capture.

  2. Happy 2 year Anniversary, Inese! You bring so much joy in my life with your amazing photographs and stories. That photo of you on the bridge is stunning. All the very best to you!! 🌼 🌸 💐

    1. Thank you so much for your support! I am proud I crossed that bridge 🙂 These were blog series about my trip to the NI. Thank you again, and best wishes to you too! 🙂

    1. Thank you Derrick! Two years of blogging, almost thousand pictures, and the most important – great blogger friends. Sounds like time well spent 😉

  5. Congratulations Inese, this shared travel has been so wonderful with you. Thanks for the effort, and yes, sometimes there are strange things even in this virtual world, so thanks for be bigger than them and for your patience. I am quite flattered for the mention. ^_^
    Take care so much, with affection from far away : )

    1. Thank you Francis! 🙂 I did some digging just to see who was the first kind person to follow my blog, and then I realised that there are about a hundred bloggers who are still my friends since the time of my first steps in blogging. You are amazing!

  8. Two years have shown and shared so much of your world, and who you are. I am proud and delighted to know you, and call you friend. Here’s to another year of catching life as we can. 🙂

  13. Well done! Very impressive, love, love your beautiful images. Thank you for putting all together for us to enjoy!

  16. Congrats Inese. Delighted to have found you and have loved all your posts since we met.
    The selection of photos is great. Thanks for sharing them again.

  18. I absolutely love your photos and I am sooo happy, that I found you in this bloggerworld. You makes the world a little bit wrmer, lighter and friendlier. 🙂
    Thanks for all your visits and nice comments on my blog.
    Happy weekend for you 🙂

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words, Vera! It is already two years since I follow your blog. You are working miracles with colors, and you are always an inspiration. Best wishes! 🙂

  20. A feast for the eyes here, Inese. I loved scrolling through the photos. Beautiful scenery, portraits, birds and slices of life. Congratulations on two years 🙂

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