By Vladimir Brezina
The first Photo Challenge of the new year is, very appropriately, Beginning, while Ailsa’s travel-themed challenge is Possibility. Great minds think alike, it seems :-)
At the beginning of each day we launch to new possibilities—
From our recent trip through the Florida Everglades.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
 | CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
 | Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
 | Marilyn Albright on The First Leg! |
| CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on Looks Like They Made It! |
 | Pit on Looks Like They Made It! |
| Johna Till Johnson on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
 | Larry Jensen on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| Johna Till Johnson on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
 | Frank Winters on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
| Johna Till Johnson on Halfway There! |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
Wind Against Current 
How beautiful!
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It was! :-)
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Have a wonderful kayaking year! :)
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Thank you—we will!!
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A beautiful beginning with many possibilities !
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Indeed—we couldn’t have anticipated at the beginning of that day where we ended up at the end! ;-)
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EXACTLY !
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I can hear the gentle splash as the paddle tips touch the water… perfect beginning!!!!
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Just about! (Except for the bugs ;-) )
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Must have been an unforgettable experience! Great choice of photo for this.. :)
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Thank you—glad you like it! :-)
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Great new beginnings…..the endless wave ahead leading on towards the horizon!
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Horizon which keep receding… ;-)
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Positive and beautiful!
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Thank you!!
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Amazing that the sea and the sky are the same colour and no horizon can be seen. Looks so beautiful.
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It’s often that way in the early morning… :-)
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Wow if this is the beginning I can’t wait to see the middle! I love the way the sky and water blend so that it becomes impossible to tell where one begins and one ends.
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Well, the middle was that we got overtaken by a front
and had to alter our plans rather unexpectedly… :-)
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Yikes! Well that should make an interesting post!
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It was a modest front, as fronts go, but dramatic enough for us… :-)
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Well done, well done!
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Thank you!! :-)
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Lovely photos — as always!
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Thanks so much!!
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I could get happily lost out there or a little while.
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It was certainly easy to get lost out there—not in any fundamental sense, but by ending up in very shallow water and getting stuck on a sandbar, or rather mudbar… :-)
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Ohhh no…good thing you got some pretty pictures for your troubles :D
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Beautiful collections… :) Happy New Year, VB.
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Glad you like it! All the best in 2014 to you!! :-)
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I love when the water is still..it’s whispering to you, inviting you. Thanks for sharing.
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You are most welcome—thank you!!
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Great possibilities indeed. I love the second shot, with the water so still. It looks like glass.
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It was just the calm before the storm… ;-)
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Cheers to new kayaking trips this year round! Beautiful shot and enjoyed my virtual kayaking trip through your posts!
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Thank you—Happy New Year!!
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Wonderful. I love the way the water and sky merge.
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Yes, we did too! :-)
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What a fun and appropriate photo! happy new year!
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Thanks so much, Z! Happy New Year!!
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.. the beginning and the finale – my favorites!
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:-)
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Great post Vladi !
Ciao ciao
Max
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Thank you, Max!! :-)
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Great photos!
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Thanks so much, Tim! :-)
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Look absolutely wonderful…
My best wishes for a happy and creative 2014 to both of you!
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I dropped a s…. Should be – looks ……. ;-)
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And a most happy and productive New Year to you, Marie!!
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I am so looking forward to another year of your amazing blog posts! You’ve kept me on the edge of my seat, shared the most beautiful photos and brought me to a world I would have never otherwise been exposed to. It makes me happy to see how you two work together, support each other and have such wonderful adventures together.
Here’s to new beginnings and possibilities for you in 2014! May it be another year of great things for you both!
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Thanks so much for those lovely words… Much more to come in 2014, we hope—stay tuned! And all the best to you in this new year to you too!! :-)
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Man you guys are NUTS! It is WINTER!!!!
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In Florida winter is quite bearable ;-)
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OH sorry I did miss that part I thought I saw a heavy jacket :)
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… bearable, but still cold, even in Florida :-)
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:)
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Love that second image. :-)
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Thanks!!
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Lovely Vladimir – happy kayaking in 2014 to you!
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Thanks, Tina—and a most happy 2014 to you!!
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Wow! What a blog, and what an adventure! I’m hooked, and joining company (almost almost almost but not quite jealous, kayaking in the Everglades!). Thanks so much for the visit and the mention.
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Thanks for following our blog, Nina! So glad you’ve enjoyed it so far—lots more to come! Happy New Year!! :-)
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I loooove the second photo. You guys are like paddling up to the sky :)
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Seemed that way—at least until the storm came ;-)
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Jealous of your weather. . . We are -10 wind chill today. My hubby went over to the lake to see the iceboats sailing. Ugh. Stay warm!
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That was a brief respite in Florida. Now we are back in NYC, where our weather is pretty much like your weather… :-)
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Boooo! Well, thanks for the photos! Beautiful as always!
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I like your thinking- beginning is definitely possibility. Just reading your thoughts now and I hadn’t seen the other theme yet, but I did ask in my WPC if beginning=possibility and you have answered it well. All the best in 2014.
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Thanks, Ruth—to you too! :-)
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Perfect for both!
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Thank you!!
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Launching to new possibilities sounds like the beginning of a wonderful 2014 for you. I hope it is.
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We hope so too :-) Happy 2014 to you, likewise!!
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such a warm contrast to your following post :-)
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North versus South… :-)
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Wonderful shots, Vlad!
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Thank you!!
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Great photos, and Happy New Year to the both of you!
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And to you, Jeff!
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Beautiful photos – love the blue skies and colour contrasts… Superb.
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Thank you!!
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Nothing like a brand-new day and a vessel to take you into new adventures!
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That morning felt especially fresh and new :-)
It was on Day 3 of our recent Florida Everglades trip… we are just about to write up Day 3 :-)
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Excellent photos :)
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Thanks! We are just getting to Day 3, on which these photos were taken, in our writeup of our Florida Everglades paddle…
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