Top 10 Wildlife Photos of 2013

This top ten is all about WILDLIFE!

I am an avid hiker and on all of our trips I take advantage of local trails and parks.  

My husband calls me a stalker, but I like the name observer.  LOL  

Elk;  Rocky Mountain NP

Sandpipers

Moose

Mountain Goat

Dragon Fly

Are you following me?????

I would like to take a moment to thank my husband for putting up with me on our hikes/travels.  He spends a lot of time waiting for me to take just one more picture........  He is also the guy that stops randomly along a road because I saw something to photograph.

Thanks for stopping by.............

Next time I will be sharing people, selfies, and portraits.

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Top 10 Architecture of 2013

Next up in our top ten roundup is, Architecture.

I really enjoy walking around cities and

 shooting the streets and buildings . 

 They can tell you a lot about the 

history and culture of a destination. 

Arlington National Cemetery

US Capital, Washington DC

Denver, CO

White House, Washington DC

Outer Banks lighthouse stairs

Convention Center Denver, CO

Cape Hatteras, NC

Smokey Mountains TN

 Thanks for stopping by..........

Next, Top 10 Wildlife Photos of 2013

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Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2013

Happy New Year

I am starting off the new year with a week of 

"Top Photos of 2013".

I have five different categories to share with you.

The top 10 in each category are from our

 travels and everyday life.

Again I must stress these are snapshots and only edited for size, light and maybe a filter (Instagram).

So let's begin with the 

"Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2013"

Smokey Mountain NP 

Estes Park CO

St. Thomas USVI

Outer Banks, NC

St. Maarten, Caribbean

My Backyard

Smokey Mountains NP

Colorado

My backyard

Outer Banks, NC

It was hard to pick just 10.  I love looking through my lens at all of God's glorious creation.  

 This years travel will bring us to some great destinations.  We will be going to the Dominican Republic, Northern Europe, Florida and the Northeast.  I look forward to sharing all my pictures with you through out the year.

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US Botanical Gardens

During our Christmas break we headed to the Botanical Gardens in Washington DC.  They have a nice

 display of poinsettias and some of 

DC buildings created with natural materials. 

 I love the contrast of the greens and reds 

throughout the gardens.

I think Abe's head is an acorn!

 We walked around and looked all the

 different colors of poinsettias. The green houses were full of all sorts of tropical plants.

Bird of Paradise 

Orchids

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you 

had a great Christmas.

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Winter Birdies

Downy Woodpecker

We had a little snow storm today.  The snow always brings out all the birds to my feeders. These pictures were taken from inside, so forgive the dirty window glares.  Enjoy!

Red Headed Woodpecker

Cardinal;  I love the red against the snow.

Chickadee and Tufted Titmouse

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Outer Banks, NC

 Today I am bringing you a few more of my favorite lighthouse photos that I took 
on our trip to the Outer Banks, in North Carolina.

 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a very famous light.  It was moved back in 1999, saving it from falling into the ocean.

Ocracoke Lighthouse was our last lighthouse on the Outer Banks.  It wasn't open to the public, so there weren't any good angles to get creative in my picture.

The Ronanoke River Lighthouse was In Edenton,NC.  It had a lovely park/dock area to get great views of the light.

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Outer Banks, NC

I thought I would share my favorite lighthouse pictures

 from our trip to the Outer Banks.

We added six more lighthouses 

to our list of visited lights.

I am sharing three of the lights today.

Below is Currituck lighthouse.  

You can read more about this light HERE 

 I added a vignette frame to these two photos. 

 On in the town of Manteo, on Roanoke Island, is the Roanoke Marshes lighthouse.  It is a replica of the light that was located at the at the entrance to Croatan Sound.  The town has a great waterfront area full of shops and eateries.  

Our next stop was at the Bodie Island Lighthouse.  It just opened up for tours this past April.  You can read more about Bodie island HERE. 

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Stunning Sunsets

We just got back from the Outer Banks in North Carolina. 

 Since it is a barrier island you can see

 some AMAZING sunsets!  

 The refection in the above photo was just fabulous. 

 I couldn't stop snapping pictures.  

 These geese flew over us and I was able to grab a couple good silhouette shots. 

I found a good article on capturing a STUNNING SUNSET. 

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the skies show His handiwork" 

Psalm 19:1 NIV

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