top photos :: 2025

It's that time of year, the time when I wander through the photos that I've taken during 2025 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.

peaceful

ocean view at low tide, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge


delicate

iris wearing yellow


pink

peonies in bloom


salt covers rocks

at Halibut Point State Park


perched

a tiger helconian butterfly


a pop of yellow

false sunflowers


dahlias & a bee

“If I wasn't a human girl I think I'd like to be a bee and live among the flowers.” ― L.M. Montgomery


subtle color

late autumn, at the end of Duck Brook Road, Acadia National Park


cliff's edge

at Schooner Head Overlook, Acadia National Park


mirrored

trees reflect in Brackett Pond, Harold Parker State Forest

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2025. 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, then press the triangle-shaped button at the top.

top photos :: 2024

It's that time of year, the time when I wander through the photos that I've published during 2024 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.

daffodils

yellow with a ring of orange

ripples

low tide at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

tree nymph

butterfly in motion

opening

a dahlia sharing beauty

autumn color

along a boardwalk to the beach

reflections

pine trees standing before faded autumn leaves

quiet water

at Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park

bright

chrysanthemums at Smith College

waves echo clouds

as the tide flows out, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2024. 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, then press the triangle-shaped button at the top.

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

hanging upside down


pooled water

at Halibut Point State Park


tulips

opening


dahlia delight

posed


coastal view

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge


dahlias

in pink


across the dunes

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge


petals

of a chrysanthemum


still water

at Pomps Pond


mirrored patterns

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2023. 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, then press the triangle-shaped button at the top.

top photos :: 2022

It's that time of year, the time when I wander through the photos that I've published during 2022 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.

perched

butterfly at rest

curved

summer coneflower

love lock

on a fence

dahlia

wearing pink

tiger swallowtail

feeding on a butterfly bush

patterns

sand, sea, and clouds

bright

a dahlia in autumn

along Ocean Path

in Acadia National Park

chrysanthemums

in the Lyman Conservatory at Smith College

under a cloudy sky

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge beach, at low tide

mirrored clouds

at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2022. 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, then press the triangle-shaped button at the top.

top photos :: 2021

It's that time of year, the time when I wander through the photos that I've published during 2021 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.

dahlia

wearing pink

monarch butterfly

posing

coneflowers

in pink

a shell

exposed by the receding tide

dahlia

in bright yellow

early autumn

a touch of red

a single dahlia

standing tall

chrysanthemums

in shades of orange

smooth sand & flowing water

at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

quiet beaty

looking north along the NH coast

high tide

in a coastal river

These photos are collected into the gallery top photos :: 2021. 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, then press the triangle-shaped button at the top.