Love Thursday: June 12, 2008

The other day, as I was thinking about what would make a good Love Thursday post, it dawned on me:  I've spoken about parental love, and romantic love; I've written about finding hearts in nature and finding hearts in homes -- but one subject I don't think I've ever written about is friendship.  And this seemed like a glaring omission on my part.

As a child, my family moved around a lot:  my father worked in the energy industry, and about every two years or so, his employer required us to picked up sticks and moved to another home so that my father could take on a different role within the  company.  While I certainly love that my sister and I had the opportunity to experience new places and people, there's a part of me that wishes that I had stayed somewhere long enough to develop some lifelong friendships. 

Luckily, as an adult, I've lived in one city long enough to make two very close friends -- people who I consider immediate family.  The first, my friend Mark, is my closest male friend, a true confidant, and my daughter's godfather.  He lives in England now, so I don't see him as often as I'd like; distance notwithstanding, however, we remain close. 

The second is my friend Trish, who is my closest girlfriend.  Trish and I have been friends for over a decade, and her kids are close in age to my daughter's.  When our families get together, it feels like brothers, sisters, cousins ... family.   The shot above is of my daughter and hers, and if this image is any indication, it appears they're at the beginning of a lifelong friendship of their own.

Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave links to your images of love in the comments below, and be sure to check out the photographs left by Boho Photography and MaryCalissa in our Flickr pool for inspiration.

 And may you embrace a true friend today.

Comments

[Lyn]

some quiet love between sisters this Thursday.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11439752@N04/2571417863/

HLT to all!!

[Bari]

Happy Love Thursday! This is my first "intentional" Love Thursday shot. I saw this rock and thought it would be perfect for LT. Shutters Sisters is sinking into my bones!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2572371298_0eb5c34434_b.jpg

[bleeding espresso]

"I'll get by with a little help from my friends" is now running through my mind...what great thoughts to start the day :)

This week for me, strawberry love:

http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/06/love-thursday-strawberry-o-love.html

or

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13029497@N00/2555935415/

[tracey]

i'm starting with the one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maypapers/2572489684/
but have some LOVEly friend shots to upload so I might post another link later. : )

[laura - dolcepics]

I probably posted this before somewhere along the line but I just have to post it again because it fits so nicely with today's theme... friendship. It's a thing of beauty.

http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/friendship/

Thank you Karen for such a heart-warming photo and for your words.

[christie]

I find notes taped all over the house with this same picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enckline/2572360280/

[mel from freak parade]

That is a beautiful shot of your daughter and her friend. Just beautiful.

My Love Thursday contribution is a photo I took of my daughter today. A day in which she is happy, wonderful, and well, after 8 days with pneumonia. Fevers of 104, constant vomiting, a trip to the er....I saw this photo, and felt myself exhale....

http://ourfreakparade.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-here-comes-the-sun/

Happy Love Thursday, everyone...

[poppy fields]

Heart cut-outs on a green shutter...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppy-in-provence/2563510081/

...I'm off to hug a friend :)

[sarah]

http://flickr.com/photos/51674556@N00/2517029004/

[Shelli]

I love your photo. I mourn the loss of old friendships...time and distance has had its negative affects. I haven't been able to find a true friend in a long time, and being a stay-at-home mom makes it hard to find them. I'm thankful for my online community even with its limitations.

My first Love Thursday with my new Nikon D60!

http://www.mamaofletters.com/Mama_of_Letters/Camera_Happy/Pages/Nikon_D60.html#0

[angie]

That's a great picture. I'm afraid I didn't do as good a job at capturing a friend moment, but that's what my post is about, too. Giving your child life-long friends is a worthy endeavor.http://graymattersonline.net/2008/06/12/love-thursday-31/

[natala]

I have one girlfriends one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atheart/2572954366/

and one restaurant that I just loved the name of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atheart/2572111015/in/photostream/

[Cherrye at My Bella Vita]

I took your advice and looked for random shots of love...

http://my-bella-vita.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-footpaths-in-scalea/

And for the record - I *love* friendship love. I think it is one of the best!

[essaydoctor]

A kiss between brothers is much more pleasant since the toddler learned to close his mouth (and stop drooling.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23335429@N08/2543078097/

[Melissa (aka Photomom86)]

Happy Love Thursday everyone. This is from a blog post that I did last week for my best friend's birthday.

http://aphotomom.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-birthday-melissa-other-one.html

[Abra]

My picture pales in comparison to the amazing shot you captured but I still love it for it's own merit. Childhood friendship is the most loyal yet fickle bond there is.

http://artistryinfocus.blogspot.com/2008/06/spread-love-thursday.html

[Lawyer Mama]

http://flickr.com/photos/lawyermama/2572246861/

[Staci]

wow, your photo speaks volumes... truly wonderful! and what a treasure for your daughter.

[DanaB]

Friendship is precious!

~~

[FireMom]

A morning at the lake: http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-a-morning-at-the-lake/

[Erin]

Happy Love Thursday Everyone!!

http://greeneyedgirl22.blogspot.com/2008/06/love-thursday.html

[AscenderRisesAbove]

birds of a feather...

http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/?p=3387

[Ashley]

one of my closest friends had a scare with her son this week when the found a small hole in his heart ventricle. they are like family and this little boy literally has my heart. they have since discovered he will be fine, but i had to dedicate this love thursday to him.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleydano/2573283208/

[Michelle]

I love the giggling girls :D


I tried to post last night, but had trouble. When I awoke this morning, I remembered that I got some shots of my daughter and niece during their slumber party - so I have two entries.

Both can be found at http://www.askewtoyou.blogspot.com

[gkgirl]

my first love thursday...
not necessarily about friendship,
{unless you count the friendsip of my kids...}
but more about found hearts
in a bottle of mustard...

http://itsacanadiangeek.blogspot.com/2008/06/love-thursdayfor-shutter-sisters.html

[kristin]

always have my eyes open for hearts. looked up and there it was. boosted the sky to brighten it up, but cloud is all real. just there. happy LT everyone.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/2563214546/

[Marcie]

A baby mallard..and a baby comerant? Hard to know how the animal world works.

http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=420

[Abby]

Baby Basil

http://blog.abbymathison.com/

[emma hughes]

Here is my love thursday photo :)
http://ramblingsofahousewife.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/love-thursday-2/

[Kate Baumert]

http://happyinthehamptons.blogspot.com/2007/08/bagels-in-sun.html

Friends seem to find you when you most need them.

[nicky thomas]

Hello Shutter Sisters

Here are a couple of hearts that i found and saved for you guys....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2556155320/

well i say saved... ;c)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2573727700/

have a lovely day

nicky x

[ELK]

HERE she IS

happy Love Thursday...ELK

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2549245792_bef46d36fa_m.jpg

[Shalet]

Happy Love Thursday everyone!

[Lauren C.]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sophiesings/2572992761/

[Shalet]

Okay - let's try that again ...

http://peculiarmomma.blogspot.com/2008/06/ah-young-love.html

There we are. :o)

[Kattis]

Happy Love Thursday!

http://www.tjornebrant.se/dagar/2008/06/12/love-thursday-7/

[Sposita]

My son with his best friend - they've known each other since the day they were born! Literally! They were born within a couple hours of each other in the same hospital.

http://duskyshutterflies.blogspot.com/2007/09/youve-got-friend-in-me.html

[Kim]

this post touched me- and inspired me to collect photos of my children and their friends, and to write about my similar experience. thank you.
http://callmezari.blogspot.com/2008/06/friends-or-what-i-love-about-oakland-2.html

[brandi]

I moved every two years also when I was growing up.

thank you for speaking of this-developing close girl friends was always something I longed for. Fortunately, I am slowly unfolding in that area of my life.

*namaste*

[Nic Hohn]

Love from a beach that I thought I would never find!

[Fourinarow]

Happy Love Thursday! This is my first time... http://fourinarow.net/you-gotta-love-em/

[LivinginChicago]

Very late to the party today - Happy Love Thursday All!

http://livinginchicago.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/finding-friends-in-the-midwest/

[Ursula]

My son (the dark haired one) and my friend from high school's 2 boys last summer on our other friends parents deck...a week of friends and their kids in the most wonderful place: our hometown.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cuzamora/FolkFarmFiestaJuly07/photo#5091261800052141778

[yoshie]

my first post at this site.
Happy Love Thur!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7748271@N06/2572015549/

[Naomi]

For Love Thursday here are my parents. They've remained friends throughout the years (and throughout many hardships) and I've learnt a lot about how to love and how to be a friend through them. I'm a very lucky girl when it comes to my mum and dad.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2445088518/

One of these days I hope to take a photo that really celebrates them. I never feel like I quite capture how great they are.

[Naomi]

And a couple more, before I forget ...

Here is my sister and her husband (they married about this time last year). They met when a mutual friend set them up via surfing lessons:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934206/in/set-72157602732273731/
(It's teeny-tiny because I took it on my mobile)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934212/in/set-72157602732273731/

Then there's my brother and his girlfriend. She's from Germany, but fell for my brother (God help her!) and has made a life with him here in Aus:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1401934218/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190769997/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190788339/in/set-72157602732273731/

And a bit more of my mum and dad:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/1770218471/in/set-72157602732273731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2190769993/in/set-72157602732273731/

[Emma]

I've always been amazed at the power of just one good friend. I feel blessed with many friendships at this age in the game (34), but some hard times have been softened with the presence of just one friend. thanks for the time to reflect & be grateful.

http://kindlife.squarespace.com/contests/

photo of my daugther Lilah with my sweetest friend's daughter Grace.

[Jakki]

I love everyone's post...great shots..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeenwashington/2576660374/

[patricia]

my love thursday photo today is a picture of me and my friends (and also officemates) in Hundred Islands, Philippines. This trip is very close to my heart because it was the last time I went on an out-of-town trip with them, as employees of the same company. I resigned from work two months ago to pursue my first love, teaching. But even if we all go on our separate ways, I know that the friendship will stay. Happy Love Thursday everyone! :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patreesya/2420675152/