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Nature photographs from our home and surrounding areas.

Twelve Favorite Photos And Instagram’s Best Nine

Twelve Favorite Photos And Instagram’s Best Nine

Today I’m sharing another year-end wrap up (yes, I’m milking 2016 for all it’s worth), but this has to be one of my favorites because it’s all about photography (just a little hobby of mine). If you are an Instagram user, you probably have seen several collages running across your feed with the hashtag #2016bestnine. I immediately thought the concept was super cool, but the idea of calculating the number of visits to every Instagram photo sounded completely exhausting (and more than slightly insane). Luckily I discovered a simple website (this may be old news to most of you) that will calculate your top nine Instagram photos of 2016 and instantly create a collage that can be shared across social media. Here is the collage created for Small Talk Mama:

best nine

The concept is really fun, and super easy to produce, but there’s only one thing wrong with the product — many of my personal favorites don’t appear in the list and the latest photos posted are still receiving likes well into the new year.  So instead of settling for some simple statistically created collage, I’ve decided to take matters into my hands and share my top twelve personal favorite photos from the past year (in no certain order).  If you enjoy the show, you should follow Small Talk Mama on Instagram!

 

 

#kansascityzoo #lightinspired

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A little fun at #unionstationkc

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Pure joy! His first time at the beach. #daytonabeach

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Since the boat was hooked up, Rob went fishing again this morning… And he is glad he did! #mdc #missourifishing #iphone6

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My Naked Ladies finally bloomed #flowers

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My cardinal pic won a #blueribbon at the #plattecountyfair

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Jellyfish from our recent visit to the #omahazoo

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Puddle Jumping at #westonredbarnfarm

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Visited the historic steam train during its stop at #unionstationkansascity #unionpacific844 Very cool!

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Our #jackolantern 2016. Our son designed it and we cut it. Love that big grin.

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Our Lego advent snowplow saw some real action today, courtesy of my little man. #legoadvent

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On the outside looking in… #christmashome #christmasdecor

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A Snowy December Saturday

A Snowy December Saturday

December Saturday

Our Christmas light looking was cut short last night due to the icy roads and we begged out of our friends annual Christmas party across town tonight due to snow, but all-in-all it was a beautiful day (especially since we hardly left the house). Between reading a new book, picking up the house a bit and snagging a nice long nap, I did manage to point my camera here and there. So as the day is winding down and my son is watching Merry Madagascar, I thought I would show you a few photos from our slow December Saturday (a bonus that rarely happens so close to Christmas).

December Saturday

December Saturday

Thankfully my husband loaded up the bird feeders this week before the snow started blowing. Birds of all types and sizes flocked to our deck throughout the day.

December Saturday

I ventured out into the snow in shorts and a sweatshirt (it was super cold) to capture a couple of shots of our festive Christmas decorations. The snow was really falling, and if you look in the background you will see that Frosty already fell.

Christmas Saturday

From the outside looking in, I love this view of our warm Christmas home.

April Showers Bring April Flowers

April Showers Bring April Flowers

April Flowers

Amid the rain last month, my beautiful flowers started blooming all around the house. So with camera in hand I set about snapping photos of a few flora favorites. The iris was a transplant from my dear friend, Ruby, and the clematis was purchased a few years ago. I hope you enjoy the view and perhaps find a favorite of your own, because May’s flowers are still to come.

April Flowers

April Flowers  April Flowers

April Flowers

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