My Top 9 Photo Moments for 2020

elegant purple and white bearded iris in bloom.

Years ago, when I had an Instagram account, the end of the year would bring the ability to create a collage of my top nine photos of the year.

Mind you, Instagram didn’t provide the feature natively.

You had to use a third-party application and provide your Instagram information to create your top nine photos collage.

It was fun to view the collage and reminisce about vacation trips, birding finds, and local festivals.

Since I no longer use Instagram, I share favorite photos weekly on my blog with the Photo of the Week post as well as on my Flickr account. Continue reading My Top 9 Photo Moments for 2020

Photo of the Week: Wayne County Lightfest 2020

multicolored lights over the highway display stars with the word Time Tunnel over arching red and green lights forming a tunnel.

One of my favorite things during the Christmas season is to visit the Wayne County Lightfest, a 4 1/2 mile magical drive through the holiday light displays on Edward Hines Drive.

This year marks the 27th year for the Wayne County Lightfest, which lights up Hines Drive in the western suburbs of Detroit, Michigan from Westland to Dearborn Heights.

The Lightfest features 47 giant light displays with more than one million lights. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Wayne County Lightfest 2020

Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Hanging from the Christmas tree, colored lights light up the gold-trimmed flat glass ornament etched with the words Peace on Earth.

I hope you are safe and warm on this Christmas Day. Praying for peace this Christmas, especially for everyone struggling to find joy and cause for celebration in a year that has brought so much darkness, loss, and pain. May the light of love shine upon you and yours and bring you hope of better… Continue reading Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays