I have done a lot of writing in this blog over the past year, so I thought I would take a couple of weeks and just celebrate some images. These represent an image a month for the first six months of 2008. Sometimes, I have several favorites, so it’s hard to choose, but here they are, unfettered by an article, for you to enjoy…

January: We were down in Daytona Beach, recovering from crewing at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Back at our room, we looked out our door at the ocean, then straight down to the pool area. I liked the colors and patterns in this image.

February: After a job in Charleston, we headed out to one of the historic plantations where I found this Monet arrangement of blossoms in the swamp. This has been featured several times on the NANPA website.

March: We travel so much, we don’t always get a chance to photograph while we are home. One day, Arnie and I were walking at Ayr Mount, an historical house about five minutes from us. The spring flowers were out, and I found these beautiful blossoms in the garden.

April: We were back in South Carolina for another job, and again, took time for ourselves afterwards. We visited a different area, and I was quite taken with the wonderful textures of the Cypress and algae with just a hint of spring color in the background.

May: I grew up sailing the coast of Maine, and lighthouses have always been favorites of mine, particularly this one that I have photographed more times than I could possibly count. Each time, the light is different. This photo is now part of my huge collection of doors and windows.

June: In France, in the heart of wonderful wine country, we visited this estate. I was struck by the way the manor suggested its presence in the pond reflections. The flowers seemed to artfully arrange themselves to lead the eye into the photograph

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