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another book of photos

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2011.11.05

At each Christmas since Kenny was born, I've been making photo books to commemorate his year.

This year I started late, but I've made up for that by including more of Mari's work this year and by adding the first-ever scan of some art produced by Kenny. Also, this year's book has a theme in that it depicts our move from Japan to Canada.

It's also the last book that will follow from early February through to Kenny's birthday. Since we've got a new child on the way, the next volume will pick up where this one left off in February of 2011 but will run through 'til October of 2012. Each book after that will run from November through October. In that way, I'll have up to date photos in every book.

rand()m quote

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

—Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.