top photos :: 2023
It's that time of year, the time when I wander through the photos that I've published during 2023 to find my favorites. It's always an interesting exercise, one that takes time and changes day-to-day until I have made my final choices.
From the beginning of the year, here are my selections.
Malachite butterfly
![Malachite butterfly Malachite butterfly](https://photos.smugmug.com/GardensFlowersThings/Flitter-flutter-butterfly-2023/i-HxncRZ3/0/045de1b5/550x550/202303_XT4_0133-L.jpg)
hanging upside down
pooled water
![pooled water pooled water](https://photos.smugmug.com/Coastal-glimpses/Halibut-Point-2023/i-KKJpG8p/0/ece97d3f/550x550/202304_XT4_0509-L.jpg)
at Halibut Point State Park
tulips
![tulips tulips](https://photos.smugmug.com/GardensFlowersThings/Long-Hill-2023/i-vKPdPNG/0/0df64a47/550x550/202304_XT4_0755-L.jpg)
opening
dahlia delight
![dahlia delight dahlia delight](https://photos.smugmug.com/GardensFlowersThings/Gardens-of-Portsmouth-2023/i-zFQqmTs/0/57810328/M/202308_XT4_1644-M.jpg)
posed
coastal view
![coastal view coastal view](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-beauty/Parker-River-and-2023/i-H7QNszZ/0/fc2ceea3/M/202308_XT4_1727-M.jpg)
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
dahlias
![dahlias dahlias](https://photos.smugmug.com/Wandering-near-home/Summer-2023/i-GKpdhF4/0/dca4009c/550x550/202308_XT4_1981-L.jpg)
in pink
across the dunes
![across the dunes across the dunes](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-beauty/Parker-River-and-2023/i-mjBNg5S/0/b0b92bff/M/202311_XT4_2861-M.jpg)
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
petals
![petals](https://photos.smugmug.com/GardensFlowersThings/Chrysanthemums-at-Smith-College-2023/i-sVdVbMP/0/e4a6525f/550x550/202311_XT4_2999-L.jpg)
of a chrysanthemum
still water
![still water still water](https://photos.smugmug.com/Wandering-near-home/Winter-2024/i-czkCszb/0/84d7e89f/550x550/202312_XT4_3112-L.jpg)
at Pomps Pond
mirrored patterns
![mirrored patterns mirrored patterns](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-beauty/Parker-River-and-2023/i-fGdNFN5/0/37e01ef9/M/202312_XT4_3169-M.jpg)
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
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