Eight years ago today I posted my first blog. It had no title and no picture, just the words, “Testing, testing…hello, is this thing on?” I thought it was funny. So did one other person (maybe?) who reblogged it with the heading, “Wow!” That was it. No one else ever saw it. Discouraged, I deleted it and started over again the next day, including the first picture below and introducing myself with the tongue-in-cheekish title, “Don’t Read This, You’ll Only Encourage Him.” Suddenly, eight years passed, and here I still am. Since I do photoblogs on Fridays, I’ve collected a chronological gallery of images from my posts over the last eight years. And I’m so glad I have more than one person (maybe?) to celebrate with me!
Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.
Happy blogiversary, Mitch! Your posts are a delight. 🎊
Thank you, Aaysid!
Happy 8th blogiversary!
Best wishes for you & all your beautiful inspirational creative works.
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Aw, thank you, Gol!
Amazing! Have a wonderful day 🥂🍾
Thanks, Paula, you too!
Happy Blogiversary to you, Mitch! I really enjoy your stuff, so here’s to at least 8 more.
Thank you, Kellye and/or Mike!
Congrats! I enjoy your work!
Thanks, Dana!
Happy Blogversary! You’ve been great!!
Thanks, Darnell!
Keep on rocking.
Happy 8!
Thanks, Beth!
Many congratulations on your 8th blog anniversary Mitch
Thank you, Sheree.
Happy blogging anniversary, Mitch. It’s been fun getting inside your creative head for the past 8 years🥸
Thank you, Kathy, it’s been fun inviting you in.
Congrats on your blogiversary, Mitch
Thanks, Debi.
Happy BDay Mitch🎉🎊🍾🥂🍹
Thanks, Mic.
Congratulations!
Thanks, Rocky!
Happy Blogiversary!
Thank you!
All right, Mitch! Happy Blogiversary!
Thanks, TrE!
You’re most welcome!
Happy blogiversary Mitch, and congratulations on 8 years!
Thank you, Terri!
Congratulations! And cheers!
Thank you!
Congratulations, Mitch.
Thanks, John.
😁
That’s quite a collection, Mitch! Congrats! Keep ’em coming!
Will do, Bruce!
Love this Mitch and laughed out loud when you wrote your carefully worded first blog post. I just celebrated my 8th year of blogging in June! I thought I’d write stories for 3 months. Unfortunately I still only have single digit readers but my goal has always been writing for me-from my perspective. Congratulations young man! Don’t stop…
You too, Neese–love your blog site!
Happy Blogiversary.
Thanks, Jean.
Eight years. Wow! That makes me the second guy to notice you.
You must be the guy who ignored the advice not to read him, thus encouraging him ~ we have you to thank for eight years of good humor!
;>)
You’re welcome!
☺️👌
Happy Blogaversary!! Wishing you much joy for the next eight years!! 🙂
Thank you, Colin, you too!
You are most welcome!!! 🙂
Quite a bit of work – well done!
Thanks, new friend!
So glad you’re here in the blogosphere, Mitch! Your posts have brought information, inspiration, encouragement, and laughter. Keep them coming, please!
Will do, Nancy — you too!
Congratulations! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Grazie, Luisa!
🙏🎗️🙏
Happy blogoversary, Mitch.
You have blessed me – and I know thousands of others – in ways you will never know.
Keep it up. But also, don’t ever be afraid to pause when you need to.
Aw, bless you, my friend. And thanks for the permission to pause!
Happy Blogversary, Mitch!! I’m so happy to know you! We all learn so much~along with wonderful laughs and wisdom!
Thank you, dear Karla.
I’m glad you didn’t give up!
Me too, PK — thanks!
Happy blogaversary, Mitch!
Was that Notzilla I saw in those clouds? 🤨
Could be. ;>)
Happy 8th. You are rather good at this .
Thank you, my friend.
Happy 8 year blogiversary Mitch! 😁
Thank you, Christina!
Happy Blogiversary, Mitch! That’s quite a wide array of posts.
Thanks, Liz!
You’re welcome, Mitch!
Congratulations, Mitch! It’s quite an accomplishment.
Thanks, Mark!
Congrats, Mitch! You’ve done quite well as a blogger 🙂
Thank you, Rosaliene.
Happy 8 yrs blogging Mitch.
Thanks, Manu.
Happy Blogoversary! Hope there are many more to come!!
Thank you!
Happy blogiversary, Mitch! Hoping you are around for at least 8 more.
Thanks, Carla, and likewise!
Congratulations, Mitch! 🥳 Wishing you many more enjoyable blogging years! Great photos!
Thanks, Michele!
Congratulations! Looking forward to many more posts.
Best wishes.
Thank you, and best wishes to you, Chaya.
Happy 8th!
Thanks, Geo!
Happy blogiversary!!!
Thank you!
Congratulations! A milestone and a test enemy to the powers of consistency and authenticity.
“Testament?” Thanks, Kate!
Happy belated blogiversary. Your blogs are awesome. Keep blogging and celebrate many more blogiversaries to come. 💐💐💐💐
Thank you so much, Aparna.
Happy 8th Blogiversary Mitch! I think there will definitely be more than just 1 person celebrating with you on this milestone 🎉. You have great pictures here … I especially like the one about Pooh and Piglet.
Thank you, Berto & Corna!
Happy Blogiversary!
Thanks, Adel!
Happy Blogiversary – too bad you deleted that very first one – I would’ve reblogged it, cuz I find that hilarious! 😀
;>) Thanks, TamrahJo!
Testing, testing…hello, are these comments on? Ha, ha, congrats on the anniversary. Thanks for sharing your writing! Congratulations!
Thank you, Brian!
Congratulations! Eight years come easily but the courage to persevere through doesn’t come easily.
Great job!
Thank you so much, Benjamin.
Happy! Happy! Holy! Blogiversary, Mitch!
We share the same time-stamp for when we started! But you sure do have many more followers and likes! 😊 Hugs to you for each and every well-earned one!🥰
Aw, thank you, Dawn!
Good work, Mitch. Onward! Neil S.
Thanks, Neil, you too!
Love the photos.
I enjoy your posts. Happy anniversary.
Thank you!
Happy 8th Bloggy Anniversary!! You have such a distinctive voice and vibrant community of readers! So very enjoyable!! Grateful you have kept at it! God bless!
Peach
Thank you, Peach. And, yes, I do love my “vibrant community of readers!”
Congratulations! 🍾
Thanks, Kerry!
Congratulation Mitch! This has been a great journey 😀
It has, Damyanti, and so has yours!
Congratulations 🙂 Well done for sticking with it
Thank you, John.
Thanks! I especially liked the plaque commemorating the inventor of time travel!
;>) Me too, Frank.
Happy Blogiversary!!
A bunch of us have anniversaries coming up in the next 2 weeks (we joined Vox from an invite on CuteOverload, then moved hete when Vox closed).
Well, then, I look forward to celebrating your blogiversary, Leenda!
thanks! It’s Aug 9. Or 16. Somewhere in there.
Congratulations 8 years is quite an accomplishment! I write only one blog a week and it takes me half a day, while you send us insightful, beautiful and witty prose and photos in a steady stream each week. We are richer for your talent and efforts! Yes — this thing is DEFINITELY on!
Aw, thank you for your kind word, Caroll!
Happy 8th blogiversary, looking forward to many more. 🙂
Thanks, t.
Happy Blogiversary, Mitch! Here’s to many more years ahead.
Thanks, Teach!
You’re welcome, Mitch! 😀
Happy eighth blogiversary, Mitch! I especially liked the “Plot spoiler–He comes back!” Good luck on many more years of entertaining your readers!
Thank you, Nancy!
Happy blogiversary, Mitch! My sentiments are the same as Caroll’s.
This month would have been Bill’s 10 blogiversary. Oh how I wish he could post just one now so we could get a glimpse Heaven.
Aw, bless you, dear Mary. Bill was one of my earliest blogging friends, as well as my first Featured Blogger. Your role in his life was, of course, singularly unique, but, oh, how I wish we could all have that glimpse. Although, in a sense, I think Bill gave us a glimpse with the posts he wrote here on earth.
Wow, Mitch, eight years–you’ve surpassed the number of perfection. Happy blogging for many more.
On the other hand, 8 is the number of new beginnings, a chance to get it right this time. ;>) Thanks, Mannette.
Eight years is a huge accomplishment! Especially for a blog as good as yours. Congrats, Mitch!
Aw, thank you so much, Ann!
Thanks for giving me the inspection… with trepidation I post my blogs.Lovely pics
Post on, my friend!
Yes..just started a week back.
And look at you now! Congratulations! Happy Anniversary. 😉
Thank you, Laura!
Encouraging
Happy blogiversary to you great blogger Mitch🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you, Francochuk!
My pleasure ❤️
Congrats on 8 years of blogging, Mitch! You included some very interesting pictures. I always enjoy the variety of images you share with us.
Thanks, Rhonda! Yes, I’m visually oriented, so I tend to use a magazine-like format.
Congrats on 8 years of blogging!
Thanks, Hank!
CONGRATS!
Thank you!
Brilliant, the slide show, Mitch! Late are my best wishes and prayers for your Blogiversary! I really enjoyed this!
Thank you, Maria!
What a fun retrospect, Mitch. 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. Sounds like an auspicious anniversary!
Did you hear that, everyone? I’m auspicious! ;>)
Thanks, Evelyn!
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