By Vladimir Brezina and Johna Till Johnson
It’s almost the end of January, and we’re still looking up at that blank space on the wall where our 2014 calendar should be. But we aren’t going to buy one. Rather, like last year, we are going to make our own, selecting from Vlad’s photos those that seem to us to best capture the feeling of each month.
Now, finally, it’s done, and we’ve sent the calendar off to Shutterfly to be printed.
Here are the photos that we’ve selected:
Cover
(More photos are here)
Flow on, river! flow with the flood-tide, and ebb with the ebb-tide!
Frolic on, crested and scallop-edg’d waves!
Gorgeous clouds of the sun-set! drench with your splendor me, or the men and women generations after me
Walt Whitman, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
JANUARY
(More photos are here)
February
(More photos are here)
March
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April
(More photos are here)
May
(More photos are here)
June
(Story and more photos are here)
July
(Story and more photos are here)
August
(More photos are here)
September
(More photos are here)
October
(Story and more photos are here)
November
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December
(More photos are here)
If you’d like to see what the complete calendar looks like—or order a copy for yourself, as some readers were interested in doing in 2013—click here.
(We don’t make any money from the purchase, and you need to create a Shutterfly account in order to complete the purchase. Also note that the calendar has a few personal entries—our birthdays, and two major professional conferences—along with standard holidays, birthdays of famous figures, and phases of the moon for use in planning our paddle trips.)
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
Great idea for your calendar. Your cover, March and May images are especially wonderful.
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Thanks Jann! We like them, too…
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I love your calendar idea. I create photo books for each of my grandchildren through Shutterfly each year or for their special occasions. You have inspired me to do a calendar as well. I was born in October so I am especially fond of that photo.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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I LOVE that photo. I think it’s my favorite. You should definitely do a calendar (it’s not too late)–and happy October birthday, in advance!
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Wow! I am always impressed with your photos!
Go pro- have a show :)
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Ah, we live in New York…. the competition is fierce! Maybe one day….But thanks!
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Reblogged this on The Legion of Door Whores.
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Thanks for reblogging!
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Superb set – favourite is February
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Thanks! I like that one, too, but it makes me cold just to look at it…..Thanks for posting!
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Great idea and impressive photographs.
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Thanks!!
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Only room for one calendar on the boat, and my friends give me their calendar every year, but I am going to return to your gorgeous images to share with friends often. And thank you for the WW quote that fits perfectly!
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Johna’s favorite poem, I think… :-)
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Love the cover, January, and December best. Such great photos. And you can relive the year each month with your memories!
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That’s the idea! Each month we remember something new :-)
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Beautiful calendar. Well done :-)
All the best,
Hanna
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Thanks so much, Hanna!
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Great idea. I like August the best though I’m titilated by June. I hope your inadvertent weather forecasting is accurate…
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That’s why we put in June… ;-)
We made February cold—and unfortunately it will probably turn out that way :-(
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I like all twelve really…
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Oh I did this and gave some friends and family copies as Christmas presents. Now I have those who didn’t get one asking for one :-)
I adore your Feb and May shots…..glorious light and colour in both.
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It’s a good gift to give…
Thanks!! :-)
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It is absolutely beautiful…The pics are so great…I love January,March, May and October!!!
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I like the way everyone has their favorites, pretty much covering all thirteen eventually… :-)
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How clever and beautiful! Btw. When did the Freedom tower (is that it is called?) finish. It looks done or are they still working on it? Just wondering. I went to the 911 Memorial a year or so ago and it was half way done. :)
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In November—
there was still some construction toward the top on one side, as you can see, although the roof and spire were finished.
And the 9/11 museum—the interior displays, as opposed to the open-air sections—is set to open this spring, I understand.
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It’s so beautiful. Thanks for the information! I’ll have to check out the interior displays when I visit NYC this year.
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Really like August and November!
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Thanks!!
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That January photo is great!
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Too bad January is almost over…
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Great idea! What a beautiful calendar.
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Thank you!! :-)
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What a beautiful idea!
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Thanks so much! :-)
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Wonderful choices so much gorgeous color! Best of luck on your sales!
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Thanks!! But we are not selling it—just making it available if anyone wants a copy…
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Sorry I misunderstood never used that site before
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No problem! I don’t think Shutterfly even has a mechanism whereby you can sell your work in quantity through them, as some other sites allow— it’s geared mostly to one-off items for yourself or your family…
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cool I will have to do something for my family if I can figure it out :)
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Great looking photos! Looks to me like it is worth waiting for.
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Thanks, Terri!!
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Each image is more stunning than the next!
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So glad you like them!! :-)
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Thats fantastic!
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:-) Glad you like it!
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I like it but I am guessing it took awhile to narrow down your choices :)
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It did, but not as long as you might think. I have lots of photos, but most of them don’t immediately say “May” or “November”…
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OK, fair enough I guess. You certainly do have a lot to choose from :)
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Beautiful photos choices! I did one of these for my mother a few years ago, mostly using photos of her grandchildren. It’s fun sorting through to choose just the right pic for each month. Your January sums up this month in the Northeast US for sure!
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I am very much afraid it does ;-)
Thanks!!
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a brilliant idea, and wonderful images, thanks for the link Vlad :)
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You are most welcome! :-)
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