Seven years ago today, I nervously published my first post on WP. It was a whole new world to me and I hadn’t a clue what I was doing, but obviously, I conquered the learning curve and have been posting regularly ever since.
I am grateful to all who visit, like and follow, especially since the early days. Just as each of us grow and change, so has this blog. Originally, I wrote a lot of garden articles and posts about nature in my area. A couple years later, I began to shift to more photos than writing, and while I often think I should post more written work, it doesn’t seem to happen. Things evolve and I reckon we tend to ‘go with the flow.’
I thought I would take a look back and choose 7 posts that I liked with links below. Visit one, or all, if you are so inclined. One of the things I find interesting, is how the garden has changed over the years (see 2017). Nature is like a river, it flows continuously…
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” ~ Heraclitus.
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Thanks for sharing the journey with me! ❤
Eliza Waters 
Congratulations! It says something to be able to come up with something to post. Many blogs I have followed stopped posting.
Thank you! Attrition is common, so it says a lot about the steadfast ones who stick around. 🙂
Congratulations on your years of blogging! Your blog is a weekly treat and I also appreciate the virtual friendship that’s grown between us.
Same here, thanks so much, Ellen!
Wonderful! Always enjoy your posts. Wishing you ongoing success and blogging joy, Eliza.
Thank you very much!
Happy Blogiversary! Seven years is indeed an achievement. I lost my original blogging community when the old Opera site was shut down and have stopped and started a bit since then. A few of us Opera people moved over to WordPress but it took time to settle in, and discover the nature bloggers here. I was glad to find your blog and enjoy your lovely posts.
Thank you, Adele. It is so nice to connect with fellow nature lovers. I learn so much about other places and habitats, it’s so enriching.
Congrats and Happy 7th Blogaversary, Eliza! I’ve always enjoyed your post and that was a great look back!
Thank you, Leah! ❤
Happy Blogiversary!!
Thank you!
Happy anniversary 💕💕💕
Thank you, Janis!
Your blog is great Eliza. Im so glad i stumbled upon it and your friendship.
Thanks so much, Alison! x
Congratulations on 7 years blogging years! Enjoy seeing your gardens & floral arrangements!😊
Thank you, Reed!
Happiness to you! Congratulations! You’ve shared so much knowledge & beauty with all your awesome photos. I, too, am incredibly happy to have found your blog through Mary Holland’s blog. Your blog definitely is a very special one.
Thank you very much, Alice! Here, I thought it was through Choppy’s. 🙂 Glad we connected, regardless! ❤
I began blogging when I retired in 2012, but it was years before I found your blog… and I’m so glad I did! You not only publish beautiful images, but kind and wise words too. Yours is one of about 8 that I follow, and am happy that so many of these “followings” have turned into that special kind of “Bloggers Friendships” that we all prize! Thank you for your daily and weekly contributions to my inner life!
Such a lovely comment, Pete. Heartfelt thanks!
I’m glad you started. We readers are better off.
What a kind comment, Jim, thank you!
Congratulations on your 7th blogging anniversary
Thank you, Sheree!
My pleasure Eliza
Congrats, congrats! Such a pleasure to visit your blog, whether there are words or images. Or both. Hope you have many more years of blogging.
Many thanks, Laurie!
I loved the walk through time. It moves so fast….can’t believe it’s been 7 years! I’ve enjoyed the great job you’ve done over the years!
Thank you a bushel and a peck! ❤
Happy happy 7th Blogiversary Eliza and thank you for your friendship and sharing your beautiful photographs with us here! 🤗💖🎉
Many thanks, Xenia!
Happy Blogoversary, I went back to 2013 – if slugs are ruining your karma, it’s Lubber grasshoppers for me. I enjoy your blog, keep it up!!
Thank you, Amy! x
Congrats, Eliza! Seven years of blogging is a huge thing! And wishing you many more!
Thank you, Nathi! It’s been a fun journey. 🙂
Always my pleasure 😇
Congratulations on 7 years, Eliza. We all appreciate you sharing your wonderful garden and vases of bouquets. And I am especially grateful to have made a new friend. 🙂
Aw, thanks, Steve. I’ve been fortunate to meet such great folks through blogging. It is a joy.
Congratulations! I am so happy that you choose to post that first post, and the others to come 🙂
🙂 Thank you, Maria. It’s friends like you that keep me posting. ❤
❤
Your blog entries are frequently inspirational – words and photographs – and I look forward to reading more of them. Congratulations Eliza!
Thank you, Anne. Likewise, I look forward to reading yours. 🙂
Congratulations, Eliza, on the anniversary of your blog. I think that blogging years are like dog years, so you are now comfortably middle-aged. I went to all of the posts from the past that you linked to this one and it was cool to see different style postings of creatures and flowers and artsy images (I loved the frosty leaves).
Thank you so much, Mike. Much appreciated!
Congratulations on seven big ones! And here’s to more to come!
Many thanks, Sandy!
Welcome!
Happy blogiversary. I look forward too all your lovely posts Eliza and I am going to have a look back on some of your earlier posts as you suggested.
Thank you kindly, Karina. x
Hey – its been terrific to share with you along the way. Thank you Eliza for bringing nature to us, your garden’s delights and your calm and supportive presence 💛🙏💛
Thank you so much, Val. I feel equally enriched by yours. ❤ 🙂
Congratulations! So glad to have met you through blogging. 😊
Same here, thanks much, Irene!
Happy Blogoversary, Eliza! I’ve enjoyed following your blog, and I thank you for your lovely comments on mine as well. Here’s to many more years of sharing your talents! 🙂
Thank you very much, Cindy!
Congratulations on 7 years, Eliza! I always enjoy your lovely posts. 🤗🌺🌻
Thank you, Betty, much appreciated!
Happy Blogoversary! Thank you for your knowledge of plants and great images!
Gracias, Maria!
Happy anniversary, Eliza! I always enjoy your blog, whether you post a single photo or a series of them with descriptive commentary. I appreciate your thoughtful/thought-provoking comments when you visit my spot on the internet too 🙂
Thank you very much, Kris!
Congrats I am surprised by how fast the years skip by.
Thanks, Eunice. It seems that they go faster than ever!
OK so I just went and ‘liked’ a bunch of your old posts! Your photography started out and remains beautiful. Congratulations on so successfully navigating the internet for seven years!
🙂 Thank you very much, Chris! It has been a fun ride so far.
Many many congratulations Eliza. Many more anniversaries are on the way…!!
Thank you kindly, Deeksha!
Congratulations, Eliza! I appreciate your wonderful photos and your knowledge of plants.
Thank you, Audrey! ❤
Congratulations 🥳 that’s a great achievement.
Many thanks!
You’re welcome 😊
Congrats Eliza! 👏💕🌿☘️Glad you joined and continue to share your beautiful posts 🌸
Thank you, Karen! ❤
I love your posts Eliza and always such beautiful images you manage to capture. To the next 7!
Thank you very much, Dorris!
Well done Eliza. Love your photos and flow!
Thank you kindly, Allison!
Congratulations, Eliza! Visiting your blog is like a breath of fresh air and your photos are always a delight to see. xx
Thank you so much, Joanne! ❤
I remember laboring over that first post and hitting the publish button and not having a clue what would happen. 🙂 Thank goodness we both hit that button, and yes it does evolve because of life. 🙂 Happy Anniversary.
Thank you, Judy. We persevered! 🙂
Happy Blogiversary!
Sent using myEarthLink
Thank you, Liv – you started it all! 🙂
That’s a long time, Eliza! Happy Blogiversary! Your post made me realize that my three year blogiversary is in two days. I heard once that three years is the average time that someone blogs before quitting. You have far surpassed that. Congrats!
Thank you, Wendy! It is interesting to see the attrition rate. When picking the retro posts, I noted how few of those first followers are still around. I’ve surprised even myself at my perseverance. 😉
Congratulations, Eliza.
Thank you, Derrick.
Happy, happy Blogiversary!! So thankful for your blog and for you. 🙂
Aw, thanks so much, Robin! ❤
Happy blogiversary!
Thank you!
Hi Eliza.
7 years! Where did they go? I love your tighthrope walker. Good quote too, very powerful. Perhaps I will take a leaf out of your book and put the odd quote in my blog! Would be fun. Here’s to the next seven years….
Thank you, Mary-Jane! Sometimes it’s easier to quote someone else’s wisdom. 🙂
Congratulations Eliza, the time passes so quickly!
It really does – thanks, Andrea!
Congratulations! I remember that nervous feeling and my first offering of a sentence or two…
Your photos are always so beautiful and never fail to leave me with a feeling of tranquility, I hope to drop by more often.
Thank you very much for sharing that, much appreciated! x
My pleasure!
I’m so glad I found you through Steve Gingold’s blog. You’re right about the amount of attrition among bloggers. After more than ten years of posting, I’ve found many of my favorite bloggers simply ‘gone,’ so it’s always a treat to find someone new whose posts are beautiful and satisfying!
Thank you so much! Some ‘friends’ I really miss when they go, but I understand that it does take up a lot of time that most folks can’t spare.
Happy 7th Blog-O-Versary!!! 😀
Thank you! 🙂