I’m not technically late to wish you a merry birthday ;) Honest.
Hope all your days are filled with love and joy and your nights are warm and safe. 4 years ago

Birthday wishes part two:

Hey Gary, want to firewalk with me mate?

May I have this dance? :~)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJata7Q-Ax4

(My favorite version of this song..)

Hope you had a great birthday…...... 4 years ago

What a rare and exotic bird you are…........

Oh I am so sorry I missed this on it’s actual day, as you are without question one of my all time favorite 43ers and an integral part of my experience here. Soulful, wise, intelligent, funny, interesting, deep, multifaceted are you…..a treasure. I hope your day was stellar my dear. I send you armloads of good wishes there in my favorite city of Edinburgh. Don’t know if you’re a huggin’ kinda guy as such but consider yourself hugged! :~) May the coming year be extraordinary. With great and abiding fondness, Bee. 4 years ago

I think when I first encountered Gary he was going as Jock McTavish. I didn’t realize until he’d switched to Sehnsucht that he was changing his name and avatar regularly. Most recently I recall he was Manny Bianco before Ilya. It always takes me a few moments to realize who he is when he first makes the change. I think I’ve found some new cool 43er, and then I realize “oh it’s Gary”. I’m impressed how he keeps reinventing himself. I wish I could be as creative. Here are my wishes for him for the coming year:

May every day present him with opportunities to learn something new and to teach someone something they did not already know. May he make the time to fold more origami cranes, and find peace while doing so. And may he recognize the joy of taking pictures for pictures sake. 4 years ago

everyone for the great entries. Thanks also to Todd who does this every year. 43T is a very unique place. I think that the robots (I hate calling them that—it’s a convenient shorthand however) should be proud of what they have helped create. (Oh I’m temporarily out of cheers at the moment but as soon as I get some I’ll cheer you if I haven’t already done so.) 4 years ago

may the road rise up to meet you.
may the wind be always at your back.
may the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and
may laughter always remain in your heart.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY! 4 years ago

Many happy returns! very much enjoying the process of seeing you unfold, bit by bit. 4 years ago

Hey—I don’t know you, but you share my friend A’s birthday and I know it’s kind of a weird one to have these days… Hope all is well and that you have a fabulous day! 4 years ago

Best wishes on your birthday.

Alexander Waverly 4 years ago

if night’s mostness(and whom did day merely
close)
opens
if more than silence silent are more
flowering than stars whitely births of mind

if air is throbbing prayers whom kneeling eyes
(until perfectly their imperfect gaze
climbs this steep fragrance of eternity)
world by than worlds immenser world will pray

so(unlove disappearing)only your
less than guessed more than beauty begins the
most not imagined life adventuring
who would feel if spring’s least breathing should cause
a colour
and i do not know him
(and
while behind death’s death whenless voices sing
everywhere your selves himself recognize)

(e. e. cummings, of course) 4 years ago

...or ilya, or Manny Bianco, or whatever you’re calling yourself at the moment. In spite of your changing 43-Things persona, your unique perspective on life shines through in your pithy and quirky goals, entries, and comments on everything from Buddhism to encouraging biophilia to celebrating the porridge season (one of my personal favorites), and deserves to be celebrated. Hope you have a great day, a good year to come, and many happy returns.

^{“Biophilia” brought to my mind this image, titled “The Peacable Kingdom”, courtesy of Edward Hicks and the Met}4 years ago

You know I adore you.
I hope your birthday is filled with light and love, and that you’re surrounded by those you love most.

A big virtual hug, until the day I can give you a real one, my friend :) 4 years ago

Wishing you a truely happy day filled
with all the things you love to enjoy !
x

I thought you may like
this Bresson photograph ?
(....if I could find strangers like this to
photo Id be happy !) 4 years ago

Hope it’s a great one. May many opportunities come a knocking upon your door this year and may you grasp and embrace them. Enjoy and celebrate your day Gary, happy, happy birth-day… :) 4 years ago

Ilya Gary. Sadie says “happy birthday,” too, although it sounds more like “ahhooohh ahhhehhh ahhhh.”

I hope this is a year filled with satisfying photographs and lots of learning, happy meetings with dogs and other friendly creatures, no seagull run-ins, plus a wonderful new job working for an outfit that is fully deserving of your many gifts. 4 years ago

Happy birthday Gary, I hope you have a fantastic day. 4 years ago

dream of missing the chance to wish Gary birth-day greetings… Just a few more days now :) 4 years ago

I bless you with a beautiful memoriable birthday where you can be yourself not just on your birthday but for the rest of your life. May you always appreciate every part of you, the good stuff, the flaws and see the beauty of your life.

Happy Birthday GaryTh!! 4 years ago