You have not heard from me for almost a year, but I have read your blogs, more or less. 2016 happened to be not one of these nice or normal years. People got sick and died, that included my dog, my special friend. And it affected me, more than expected. Or, none of this was expected. Now it is a new year, and the future starts to look bright again. My best wishes to all, may 2017 be a really good one!
Two of these pictures are from just a couple of days ago. One is just a memory.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
Great to see you and are camera are back doing your job. Best wishes Rob in Australia
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Fine you are back.Wish you a safe and healthy 2017.And hope everything will be better this year
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So sorry about your dog. I know how that hurts. But we have to go on and look ahead. Your photos are beautiful. I’ve missed hearing from you. So glad you’re back.
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Oh dear, dear Bente. Still life goes on = get your power back and start again.
I know you can do. —– I’m watching !
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Welcome back, keep the good memories and look forward !
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I am sorry for your loss Bente. May you be comforted by the Holy Spirit; may the arms of Love wrap around you like a warm blanket, and may you be enfolded in grace and peace. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures. blessings and love to you, Yvonne
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I am so sorry to hear about your dog, this beautiful and sweet friend of yours… Unfortunately I know the grief after such loss so well.
Glad toe hear you start feeling better again. Have a good 2017, with hopefully less sadness and more happy moments.
The snowy landscape, especially on the last photo is fairytale like, the middle one is a wonderful memory…
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Welcome back Bente.
Hoping this year will be a better one for you and your grief will soften as time goes by. It’s never easy losing the ones you love, but may the happy memories stay with you and support you into the new year.
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All three of your pictures made me smile.
May your new year be filled with the same joy you bring us.
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Very sorry about your losses. Glad you are back.
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So sorry about your dog Bente, it’s like missing a child. For 2017 I wish you al the best and you have your memories about your darling.
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I’m so happy to see you again, and so sorry about your dog. The animals are so special to us. It must have been terribly hard. But it is a new year, and it just improved because I could see your beautiful photos. A happy New Year to you, with lots of good, new memories.
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Best wishes for a productive and satisfying 2017, and sorry about your very nice-looking dog. Offering much and asking little in return, they do come to mean a lot to us, sometimes more than the people we know.
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bente,happy to have you back and i am so very sorry for your loss…i hope 2017 treats you better…love sandra
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So, so sorry about your losses, and I’m glad you took time for yourself until you were ready to come back.
Thank you for the beautiful photos!
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You and your ultra-sensitive photos have been missed. I am so sorry that you’ve had a challenging year. The end of your post made me think of this song, which gave me comfort once when disappointments clouded my days…
may 2017 bring better days…
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I am sorry to hear of your loss! My sister also lost her furry friend of 17 years. May your days ahead be brighter..
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God Blees your dog 🙂
Good to see you back 🙂
Cheers !
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Welcome back….I guess from many comments made by fellow bloggers towards the end of last year, myself included, that we were glad to see the back of 2016.
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Sorry to hear of your loss Bente. Good to see you back here. All the best for 2017. Laurence
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Nice to have you back!
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So sorry about your loss, Bente. I’ve been wondering about you actually, and I was hoping that everything was fine. Sometimes life turns out not quite what we expected, but there’s always tomorrow we can look forward to. Wishing you a better, more kind year to come!
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Beautiful! Best wishes!
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Welcome back, Bente, and here’s hoping 2017 is a good year for you!
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So sorry to hear of your loss, Bente, I know that your dog was a cherished friend. It is good to be quiet and contemplative in times of loss. Welcome to the New Year, it is wonderful to see you. May it shine for you.
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I am so sorry for your losses. But welcome back. It iis a pleasure to see you again.
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Happy New Year. I am very sorry about the passing of your dog: I still miss mine, who died in June 2012. It hurt me so much, I was unable to scatter his ashes and I still have them in a ginger jar 4 years on.
I do hope that 2017 will be a better year for you and everyone else. I think it will go down in history as one of the worst years since WW2.
All the best and hope to hear from you soon again. 💗
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I am sorry for your loss. All the best for 2017!
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I’m sorry 2016 was difficult, and I’m so glad you feel hope again.
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I am sorry for your losses, Bente. But I am happy for your decision to come back to blogging. I have missed you and your beautiful posts much, but seen something of you on insta. Honestly – so glad to see you.♥
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…and it is not “just”… it is a wonderful memory.
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If there was a love button, I’d be using that one Bente. I am so sorry that 2016 wasn’t a good year for you. The loss of such a beautiful friend and companion is truly heartbreaking. I know you’ll always miss him greatly.
Even though we don’t touch base, thoughts of you cross my mind time and again. I always remember well the stunning beauty of your images and your country. Welcome back and may 2017 treat you well.
Hugs,
Emily
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Nice to see you again Bente ! Happy newyear ! I’m sorry for you special friend I think you have a lot of memories …
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So sorry to hear the sad news about your beloved dog but happy to see you back on WordPress.
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Liebe Bente, ich wünsche Dir ein kreatives 2017 mit vielen schönen Momenten. Der Verlust Deines Freundes ist sehr traurig – ich fühle mit Dir. Sei herzlich von mir umarmt. Lieben Gruss Ragnhild
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Happy to see you blogging again. with love and hugs, Eddie
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Hello, I’m so sorry for the loss of your special friend, I know you’re missing him …
My best wishes … and Happy 2017!!
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Nice that you have been started blogging again. Your photos will inspire me. I wish you a very healthy 2017
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So sorry to hear Bente, great to see you back and wishing you all good things for times ahead.
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