For the last few years, I started off January with a favorite flowers of the previous year post. This year it’s a little later and I’ve also expanded my photos to include more types of posts. My Top Posts of 2018 the first week of January addressed everyone else’s favorite posts. Today I’m sharing my favorite photos from travel, home, nature, and garden posts of 2018. I hope you enjoy it. We’re starting with my post on beautiful Bok Tower Garden in Lake Wales, Florida. It’s one of my favorite places in Florida with lush contemplative garden rooms and beautiful bells ringing out in concerts.
Last January I was trying to improve my food photography and really like my photos from Citrus-Berry Baby Greens Salad.
Florida Botanical Gardens here in Tampa Bay gave me this nature scene.
Sunset with a friend shared my love of Florida sunsets.
My friend’s orchids were spectacular.
Welcome to Miami shared photos from a condo looking across Miami Bay.
Next is red roses and alstroemeria from my Valentine’s Brunch
Meanwhile, February 2018 was filled with Florida beauty like the blue skies on my street.
The end of the day at Rusty Pelican restaurant on Key Biscayne in the Miami Bay.
Tampa has a great state fair in February and I caught this ride.
Looking for Spring Colors shared my attempt to find spring flowers and settling for pink daisies.
I loved my nephew’s photos from his trip to Washington, D.C.
3 Iconic Landmarks in the Nation’s Capital
Now more flowers.
Baby Sandhill Crane had this fun photo.
Spring Bouquet with Blue Flag Iris & Amaryllis
Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida has lots of beautiful flowers including a rose garden.
My friend’s beautiful gardenias in the spring were amazing.
This photo was taken at Walmart garden department where a duck made himself at home. Amazingly the store staff gave it water and food.
Roses for sale at Tasty Tuesday’s Farmers Market.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Plants at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The Mountains of the Grand Teton Are Calling
I hope you enjoyed my collection of photos. God bless!
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Beautiful posts of beautiful flowers, skies and scenery from your travels. Have a beautiful day!
Thanks Nancy, have a beautiful day!
I can see why you chose the ones you did — it had to be a tough call! My three faves? The fabulous one of the ride at the state fair (you couldn’t pay me enough to go on that thing!), the lucky crane crossing and that sweet duck nestled in the flowers and leaves. What a treat when I come here!
FYI I DID NOT ride that ride at the fair – nope I don’t like those kind of rides. I kept thinking I was choosing too many photos but I like lots of them. And I agree the duck and cranes are the sweetest ones!
I can see why these are your favorites; many of these are simply stunning!
You are too kind Joanne. Thanks for the sweet comment!
…WOW, what a beautiful year you had. Here’s hoping that 2019 is a great one for you.
thanks Tom
Hello, gorgeous flowers and pretty sky captures. I also love the birds. The Florida parks are awesome. You had a great year, wonderful photos. Enjoy your day and have a happy weekend ahead.
Thanks Eileen – have a beautiful day!
Such a great idea to go back and share your favorite photos from 2018! You have some real beauties here!!
You’re so kind Peter – thanks!
Great photos, Carol! I think the one of Miami is my favorite.
I couldn’t believe it came out that well – thank you!
Beautiful selection of photos
thanks!
Wow, 2018 was a great year for photographs. Beautiful. My favorite is the walking sandhill cranes.
It was a stroke of luck that gave me that photo – have a great day!
What an enjoyable series! The two Sandhill cranes are particularly fun…
I know – they crossed at the stop sign which is unbelievable!
🙂
Stunning collection for 2018,love the WW2 memorial most.
That was my nephew’s work – his photos are outstanding!
All beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing them.
You had so many amazing shots!
Wow – a fabulous series of shots.
thanks Fiona – have a beautiful day!
Marvelous photos here! I’m glad I don’t have to select a favorite!
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Some really beautiful photos here. The nature and flower ones are my favourites x #KeepingItReal
They’re my favorites too.
Hi Carol, you have taken some nice photos over the last year, especially of flowers, but my favourite has to be the WW2 memorial. I get a feeling when I look at it (probably a strange way to explain it). The others are very eye catching too and you have a knack for catching very pretty skies.
Thank you for popping over and sharing with #keepingitreal.
xx
lovely photo’s, i especially like the landscapes #keepingitreal
thanks – have a great day!