Happy New Year! It’s a time to reminisce over the past year and look forward to what lies ahead. Here are my favorite photographs from 2024.
#10: Always up for a sunset, I photographed this one on a hot summer evening in Kingsley farm country.
#9: Stunning fields of sunflowers along U.S. 31 on the way to Elk Rapids caused me to stop and take pictures of the scene. I wasn’t the only one.
#8: Many memories were made when I visited my friends Phil and Patricia in Minnesota. One of them was the chance to photograph Osprey for the first time.
#7: Leelanau cherry blossoms always make for beautiful scenes. The clouds that day only added to the picture.
#6: I never tire of Sandhill Cranes and it was delightful seeing them arrive in droves at Logan’s Landing during the fall bird migration.
#5: In February, I visited my brother in Punta Gorda, Florida. I especially loved the Venice Rookery, where egrets were in breeding plumage.
#4: One of my favorite places near my Traverse City home is the farmland west of Kingsley. It is abundant in birds, wildlife, and beautiful scenery.
#3: This past Christmas week, I photographed a beautiful Snow Owl as it took to flight. I felt especially lucky because I hadn’t seen a single Snowy last winter, probably due to the warm weather.
#2: A windy day often sends me to Frankfort to photograph the wind, waves, and dunes near the lighthouse.
#1: My favorite picture this year was taken at Arcadia Marsh with good friends Don and Diana Burton. It wasn’t sunny, but the grassland colors were just right.
