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“Best of 2018”

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Here we are in December, almost the end of the year! Time for my “Best of 2018” photographs! 

As I’ve done for many years in a row now, I’ve looked through my images over the last year and found the ones that I like the best. These are my personal favorites. Some of the images you may have seen before, and others maybe not. I hope you’ll take the time to look through this assortment of photographs and I surely hope you will enjoy them! 

I wish all of you the very best during this Holiday Season, and into the New Year! My warmest wishes to everyone for a happy, adventurous, prosperous, and beautiful New Year in every aspect of your lives! 

“Floating on a Summer Breeze”
“Point Pelee Reflections”
“That Motor City View 2”
“Jackson Park in Spring”
“From a Golden Perspective”
“Forest Canopy”
“Sweet Autumn Memories”
“November Fifth Remembered”
“One Fine November Morning”
“As Winter Leaves Niagara Mono”

“Last Light on the Farm”

I customarily show ten images each year in my end of the year post, but I leave you with one extra photograph this year of a peaceful sunset on a farm. 

I wish for all of you peace, blessings and harmony always! 

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“Summer’s End in the Country”

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Today is the first day of autumn and in SE. Michigan it sure has come in with strong gusty winds! We even had a few trees and tree limbs down in the area.

I wanted to share with you a few images that were made in these last days or weeks, a bit of summer’s end in the country!

It was a hot summer here and I’m sure ready for a change!

Bring on the cool weather and brilliant leaves!

 

“Gentle End to Summer”
Days last light over a rural cornfield as summer heads into fall!

 

 

“The Path Taken”
Late summer days walking through paths surrounded by goldenrod!

 

“Summer Sunflower Bounty”
Enjoying abundant sunflowers in late summer!

 

‘Country Road Sunset”
Heading home into a brilliant sunset on a back country road!

I just happened to be heading home when the sky lit up just before the sun dipped down. Of course I had to pull over.

The days will be getting much shorter really soon, and not long after that, sunset will be accompanied by snow on the ground.

Enjoy these days of fall, and remember fondly summer’s end!

Happy autumn to all!

 

 

“Out in the Country”

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The beauty of living in the northern part of Michigan. Farms are everywhere. Plenty of open land, orchards and wonderful woodlands are around every bend.
Lake Michigan isn’t far away, and in this case can even be seen in the left, above the trees.
Early autumn changes had begun at the time this was taken, but the wonderful Michigan weather of late September was still in the air!
This was the time when pumpkins and apples were being harvested. Farmers were preparing their farms for the winter season ahead.
For me though, I was able to look out in wonder of the beauty around me, and of the people who live in this community, of close knit, hard working people of the land!