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Pathway to the Ocean on Plum Island

Nubble Lighthouse in Winter, Cape Neddick, Maine

Horses await burial after being killed by an EF5 tornado on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma.

Fall Sand Dunes, Plum Island, MA

Morning dew clinging to the dried branches out on the family ranch

I Protect Your Dreams - This cherry tree seemed to arch over the daffodils as if to protect them.

Goats seek relief from the desert sun under the shade of a billboard.

Emperors - These tall trees seemed to majestically and royally establish their domain within the forest.

Hiking in the Columbia River Gorge with my husband, at Ponytail falls.

Two cowboys admire the sunset at Monument valley, AZ

Dressed in Pink - I captured this lovely flower at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Petal Paint - In the vegetable garden, I captured this bloom of the Asparagus Yard Long Bean plant.

Two workmen put finishing touches on the installation of a giant robotic dinosaur

Pondering - One evening, this Eastern Bluebird sat here for quite a while pondering the landscape.

Skyline Sublime

Newfoundland Homestead

The wind blows a clothesline in Newfoundland, Canada

A Friend's Visit - This American green tree frog came by to visit for a few months in the summer, camping out by the rain barrel.

A Navajo guide awaits customers

Macoun apple at Karabin Farms in Southington, CT.

Beneath My Wings - As I sat quietly admiring the view, this Ruby-throated Hummingbird flew by to have a taste of nectar.

Navajo woman in her hogan with weaving loom

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Dressed in Pink - I captured this lovely flower at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Dressed in Pink - I captured this lovely flower at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Michelle Potter

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Member since 2014

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05.2013

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