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West Sonoma County Sunset #3 Completion of my 365 Project 07.04.09


West Sonoma County Sunset #2 07.04.09


West Sonoma County Sunset #1 07.04.09


My hometown fans  07.03.09


Pool Play 07.03.09


Arcade Games 07.02.09


Swinging in the sky 07.02.09


Attack of the killer dinosaur 07.01.09


Restful place 06.30.09


Desert hillside 06.30.09


Palm leaf 06.29.09


Gate 06.29.09


Palms and Palm Springs Mountains 06.28.09





Take a look at yourself in the mirror, who do you see looking back?

Is it the person you want to be? Or is there someone else you were meant to be, the person you should have been but fell short of.

Is someone telling you that you can't or you won't?..... Because you can.

Believe that love is out there; believe that dreams come true everyday, because they do.

Sometimes happiness doesn't come from money or fame or power. Sometimes happiness comes from good friends and family, and from the quiet nobility of leading a good life.

Believe that dreams come true everyday, because they do.

So take a look in that mirror and remind yourself to be happy, because you deserve to be….Believe that. And believe that dreams come true everyday....because they do.




This post completes my year long journey to take at least one photo a day for an entire year. I started with a sunrise on 07.04.08 and one year later I ended with a poetic nod to my humble start with a sunset on 07.04.09. Both taken only about 2 miles from each other, one year and a few hours apart. Time really does fly!!!!

More than 650 posted photos, more than 16,000 edited or unedited photos in on my computer. 55 posts on blogspot, millions of words of encouragement, endless support from my son, husband, parents, siblings, beloved family and wonderful friends.

In November of last year I posted this quote with some of my photos and it really sums up the way I feel about my efforts, “There is nothing brilliant or outstanding in my record, except perhaps this one thing. I do the things I believe ought to be done. And when I make up my mind to do a thing, I act.”- - Theodore Roosevelt

Many people ask if I am going to continue, yes, but not on a daily basis, but I am going to continue to share some beautiful views and some lovely words, as well as some other things that are dear to me or catch my eye. So Stay Tuned!

So thank you to all of you for coming along on this journey, I could not have done it without all of you.

-Monique Jervan

Additionally, a super huge thanks to my mom for being my cheerleader each step of this journey. Those that know her, know she is the best, those that have not had the opportunity to meet her....are just plain missing out!

the wish... do you have one










What 100 degree heat looks like 06.27.09


unique grass 06.26.09


Kisses that catch my eye 06.25.09


Lakeside 06.24.09


eye for art 06.23.09


Tie Dyed Neighbors 06.22.09


HBG Pickles, so yummy 06.21.09


Name a wish,
Place it in your heart.
Anything you want,
Everything you want.

Do you have it?
Good.

Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle can come from, the next smile, the next wish come true.

But if you believe that it is right around the corner. And you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it, to the serenity of it.


You just may get the thing you are wishing for. The world is full of magic, you just have to believe it.

So make your wish.
Do you have it?
Good.
Now believe in it with all you heart.


Thank you all for being here as my wish is about to come true. The above was a voiceover on OTH and the words just kind of ring true to me.

Enjoy the view!

-Monique Jervan-Chilton

anything can be










Wheel 06.20.09


Sunshine Country Day 06.19.09


Wine Glass 06.18.09


Water on the Window 06.17.09


Garden Sunlight 06.1.09


Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child, listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS, the IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES, Then listen close to me--
Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.
- Shel Silverstein

what you see










Sailboat 06.15.09


Queen Palm Leaf 06.14.09


Distant SFO Airport 06.13.09


Structure and Sky 06.12.09


Roadside Beauty 06.11.09


Blue Door and Handle 06.10.09



It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. - Henry David Thoreau

Wow, do I love that statement, because as I approach the end of my goal of "one photo a day for a year", I feel like I am looking at the same things, but this reminded me I may be looking at the same things, but I am seeing them differently. It made me feel so inspired.

Because I am nearing the end of this goal, will I end it? Most days I will say it will change slightly and that is all I will say. You have to stay tuned to find out. And I have about 20 days to figure it out.......... enjoy the view.

-Monique Jervan-Chilton

Can we talk?










Bubble Time 06.09.09


Waterdrops on garden lilly 06.08.09


Leaves on fence 06.07.09


Traffic lights 06.06.09


What is in there? 06.05.09


Moon 06.04.09


Sonoma Ridge 06.03.09


Mom's view 06.02.09


Garden view 06.01.09


Toys 06.31.09


Wall of Water 05.30.09


Clapping Seal 05.29.09



Talk about getting old. I was getting dressed and a peeping tom looked in the window, took a look and pulled down the shade.—Joan Rivers

I was kind of feeling my age today, when I started to write my blog, cool cloudy day, moving slowly, hearing the echo of my 6 year old telling everyone mommy is 42 and going to be 43. I started my usual search for quotes and this one made me laugh out loud.

Laughter is so good for the soul! Enjoy the week.

-Monique Jervan-Chilton