My Favorite Photos of 2018

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.

 


Bok Tower

 

 

 

Last January I was trying to improve my food photography and really like my photos from Citrus-Berry Baby Greens Salad.

 

 

 

Citrus-Berry Baby Greens Salad

 

 

Florida Botanical Gardens here in Tampa Bay gave me this nature scene.

 

 

 

View of water from walkway, Florida Botanical Gardens

 

 

 

Sunset with a friend shared my love of Florida sunsets.

 

 

 

My friend’s orchids were spectacular.

 

Orchids

 

 

Welcome to Miami shared photos from a condo looking across Miami Bay.

 

 

 

view from 16th floor apt balcony miami

 

 

 

Next is red roses and alstroemeria from my Valentine’s Brunch

 

 

I made a bouquet of red roses, alstroemeria, and baby's breath.

 

 

Meanwhile, February 2018 was filled with Florida beauty like the blue skies on my street.

 

 

 

Blue Sky and Clouds on My Street2

 

 

 

The end of the day at Rusty Pelican restaurant on Key Biscayne in the Miami Bay.

 

 

Rusty Pelican sunset

 

 

Tampa has a great state fair in February and I caught this ride.

 

 

old time ride at the Florida State Fair

 

 

 

Looking for Spring Colors shared my attempt to find spring flowers and settling for pink daisies.

 

Spring Color in Flowers

 

 

I loved my nephew’s photos from his trip to Washington, D.C.

 

National WW II Memorial

 

 

WW II Memorial - Night Sky

 

 

3 Iconic Landmarks in the Nation’s Capital

 

 

The White House, Washington, DC

 

Lincoln Memorial

 

 

View from Lincoln Memorial Washington DC

 

 

Now more flowers.

 

Azaleas at Jenna’s Home

 

 

Azaleas in Bloom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Azaleas

 

White azalea

 

Baby Sandhill Crane had this fun photo.

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Bouquet

 

 

Spring Bouquet with Blue Flag Iris & Amaryllis

 

 

Spring Iris Tablescape

 

 

 

 


Spring Bouquet Side

 

 

End of Amaryllis Season

 

 

Amaryllis macro

 

 

 

 

 

Close-up spring bouquet

 

 

Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida has lots of beautiful flowers including a rose garden.

 

 

pink flower in Pinewood Estates garden

 

 

 

 

 

Garden Plant Sale

 

 

Rose garden

 


Rose collage from rose garden at Leu Garden

 

 

 

 

My friend’s beautiful gardenias in the spring were amazing.

 

 

 

Gardenia

 

 

White Lilies

 

 

White lily collage

 

 

 

Garden in the Neighborhood

 

 

Sunflower side garden

 

 

 

 

Country Garden Table

 

 

Country Garden Bouquet

 

 

This photo was taken at Walmart garden department where a duck made himself at home. Amazingly the store staff gave it water and food.

 

 

This duck decided to make a nest in the flowers at Walmart

 

Roses for sale at Tasty Tuesday’s Farmers Market.

 

Rose display collage

 

Royal Poinciana Tree

 

 

 

Roses

 

#rose #flowers #collage

 

 

Sunset at Wild Florida

 

 

 

 

Great Smoky Mountain National Park

 

 

View the streams, rivers, and falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park #smokies #greatsmokymountains #smokymountains #tennessee

 

Plants at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

 

 

#beautiful start of #day #nature #sunlight #themepark #disneyanimalkingdom #landscaping

 

 

 

 Clearwater Beach
 

 

Sunset from SandBar at Opal Sands Resort #sunset #nature #beach

 

 

 

Beautiful Autumn Evening

 

 

 

 

The Mountains of the Grand Teton Are Calling

 

 

beauty of #nature at #grandtetons #park #wyoming

 

 

 My Fall Home

 

side view #autumn #livingroom #futon with #fall #pillows2

 

 

 Wood Storks

 

 

Neighbor #Wood #Stork #birds #nature

 

 

 

On Lake Tarpon

 

 

#nature #florida #laketarpon #lake #tarpon #trees #sky

 

 

Tarpon Springs Cruise

 

 

#tarponsprings #florida #cruise #collage

 

 

 

Nature at Phillipe Park

 

 

#nature #pinkskies #sunset #florida #safetyharbour #philippepark #tampabay

 

 

 Beauty of Nature

 

#sunset #time #nature #endofday #dusk #pink #sky #skies #lake

 

 


Christmas at Dollywood

 

#sunset #collage #nature

 

 

 

#christmas #decorations #christmaslights #dollywood #tennessee

 

I hope you enjoyed my collection of photos.  God bless!

 

 

 

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Carol

I was raised in Tennessee but have lived in Florida for many years. Love my small home in the Tampa Bay area and its developing garden. My decorating style is eclectic - some vintage, some cottage, all with a modern flair. Pursuing a healthier lifestyle. Spent many years in social services but am happily retired.

33 thoughts to “My Favorite Photos of 2018”

  1. 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!

    1. 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!

  2. 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.

  3. Some really beautiful photos here. The nature and flower ones are my favourites x #KeepingItReal

  4. 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

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