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Saturday, December 24, 2016

top photos :: 2016

I always find it an interesting exercise to wander through the photos that I've published during the year to find my favorites. It's hard to select just a few; this year's favorites number 14.

From the beginning of the year, here are my selections for 2016.

winter beach day

winter beach day
waves, rocks, and reflected clouds at low tide, Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

water and sculpted rocks

water and sculpted rocks
waves, rocks, and reflected clouds at low tide, Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

birds only!

birds only!
at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, during the annual beach closure for the piping plover nesting season

happy bee

happy bee
a bee happily feeding on a globe thistle

zinnia delight

zinnia delight
a flower posing

fading echinacea

fading echinacea
late season flowers

monarch

monarch
an exquisite butterfly on a tithonia rotundifolia

sunflower greeting

sunflower greeting
at Colby Farmstand, Newbury, MA

perched

perched
a butterfly in the garden

expansive

expansive
from the top of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

through the woods

through the woods
along the Jesup Path, in Acadia National Park

wilted

wilted
a dahlia at the end of the blooming season

painted

painted
a lady's slipper orchid

faded

faded
late in autumn, leaves fade

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2016. If you'd like to see larger versions of the photos or you would like to view them as a full screen slideshow, click here to jump to the gallery.