I'm trying to choose a "Photo of the Year" (POTY) for
City Daily Photo's upcoming theme day. Some bloggers are using the photo that got the most hits. Let's see what I come up with if I use that method.
Mission Style Lamp got the most hits. I'm not going to select this as POTY because it's not typical of my blog and I think people are getting there accidentally while shopping for a lamp.
Also popular but not typical posts are
Shadow Shot in Black and White and
Macro with Red Background. Both are abstracts; I like them but I don't know why they drew viewers to the blog.
Next we have
Artifacts from the Battle of Cool Spring. This post reflects my interest in Civil War history but the photos aren't that great. I assume viewers found this post by searching for information on this battle.
Finally we come to a couple of posts that are aligned with the "Shenandoah" theme of this blog and have pretty scenes.
The View from Stony Man Overlook has several photos taken from Skyline Drive. (Click on them to see larger versions.)
Also from the mountains we have
Skyline Drive on a Cold Evening. I'm leaning toward one of these for my picture of the year. What do you think?
Your comments are appreciated!
I'm still trying to pick a Photo of the Year. I thought it was only fair to consider some squirrel photographs so here are some of my 2014 posts.
It's been a long time since we saw gas selling for under $2 a gallon in Virginia. Affordable gas is good news for consumers. (I realize it's not good for some business interests, but for families on a budget, it's very helpful.)
This bird has pretty feathers but his beak looks almost blistered. We believe he is a Muscovy duck, which is native to Central and South America. We don't see them often but they do live in the U.S., even in winter time. This one found a place to sit in the North River above the dam.
Here are three more pictures from Christmas, starting with one of Marie. 
Allison and Dave visited on the afternoon of December 24th and Marie showed up that evening. We all went to dinner at IHOP since almost every other place was closed.
Lynn was planning to join us on Christmas Day but high winds forced her to delay driving her tiny car until the wind settled down late in the day. Marie and I decided to meet her for dinner. Again, not many places were open so we met her at a buffet in Harrisonburg called Aroma. We had a decent meal and exchanged gifts. 
