“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
It’s that time of year again! To find the best of the best. And as a photographer it’s hard to pick, isn’t it? In these digital times the entire process looms larger than life.
Winter 2019
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” ~ William Blake
A bit of whimsy, irony, paradox, sheer beauty, and of course, weather phenomena–one of my favorites.

Do Not Disturb!
As photographers we know better than to procrastinate about a good sunset or sunrise, unusual weather patterns, or children.

Light Beacons
Get the camera now or not at all!! And I had several where it was just too late!
As I looked back I tried to pick the vivid, spontaneous moments. Moments that were over almost as soon as they happened.
I hope you enjoy this travel through the seasons with as much as I had experiencing them and persisting with captures of life around me.

Temperature Shift! (Spring in Winter!)
Spring
“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.” ~ Bernard Williams
“In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside 24 hours.” ~ Mark Twain
Summer
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” ~ Sam Keen

Intricate Sculpture
Autumn
”Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~ Stanley Horowitz

Drenched!
“All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.” ~ David Jeremiah
“Let our New Year’s resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” ~ Goran Persson
Happy 2020!
Peace, Alexandria
I’m trying to keep up with blogging a bit more in 2020 so why not start on this New Year’s Eve by ending the year with a few, just a “few”, of my favorites from this year. 😉 I hope you can bear up!
Anyway, I’m so happy that Tina, Patti, and Amy kept this going and it looks like it will continue next year, too! Thank you, ladies! Patti came up with this week’s theme for Lens Artists. #77–Favorite Photos of 2019. And it’s perfect as this year closes. And I’m glad I got it done before the clock strikes midnight!
Here are their places if you’d like to take a look: