hummingbird – Never overlook the bounty that is offered by traveling an uncharted path. This world that surrounds us isn’t defined by street signs or hilltop beacons. It doesn’t find its purpose in signposts or guidebooks. It isn’t best illustrated on a Garmin or in a Rand McNally. It is most fruitful and it bears out its fingerprint in the backroads, the open fields, and the unmarked alleyways. It is best experienced with an adventureous spirit and magnetic eyes. Pull it all in, rejoice in its generosity, and proclaim…”I have been!”

I chose hummingbird because I liked the delicate feel to the image, the beauty of a hummingbird in flight, and…because I found it on an uncharted path.

Two photos that narrowly missed the list, both which have delicate creatures as subjects, are passionately pink for the cure and magic carpet ride.