A collection of my favorite photos from 2021 that tell the story of my year. No Europe for another year as the global pandemic limited my travels. My bicycle tours included the Ohio to Erie Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage. Many of these favorites are of our farm in rural Ohio Click on an image to read the story behind the photo.

Winter sunrise from the road's point of view

Looking east into a January sunrise from Vance Road's point of view

Winter sunrise from the road's point of view

Sunny skies and Chihuly

Looking skyward on a sunny day with Chihuly flowers against a blue sky backdrop at Franklin Park Conservatory

Sunny skies and Chihuly

The photographer's selfie

The snow was melting on the Heart of Ohio Trail on my walk with my Aussie Foster. I think the photo captured my day.

The photographer's selfie

Spectacular March Sunrise

Sunrises are often spectacular in my neck of the woods. This March morning the clouds and rays of the sun accented the Berger century barn.

Spectacular March Sunrise

The clouds are the star of the morning

I am an early riser and often capture the sunrise to the east of my home. The unique clouds were shadowed by the rising sun.

The clouds are the star of the morning

Mid-April snow

Snow in April is a rarety in Central Ohio. I love the contrast that the white snow makes with the red barn and black pavement.

Mid-April snow

Laundry day

I was cycling through Wayne County's Amish country in early May. This Amish home had one of the longest clotheslines with garments of many colors.

Laundry day

Akron Civic Theater

I love the murals that adorn the walls of the Akron Civic Theater in Downtown Akron. This one is particularly moving.

Akron Civic Theater

Sunrise from my back yard

This May sunrise saw fog lifting from the pony pasture and the stream that passes through the pasture.

Sunrise from my back yard

The Berger boys

This photo captures the spirit of the family farm. My husband Brett is on the tractor with his father Bob walking alongside. Bob passed away a few months after this photo.

The Berger boys

Light and dark in the hay mow

I was working in the haymow (barn loft) and captured these unique colors accented by the sun.

Light and dark in the hay mow

Raising the dust

The Medina County Fair draft horse and pony show was a dust bowl. The dust allowed me to capture the movement of the ponies.

Raising the dust

The Pinkerton High Bridge

My October Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) bike tour was on as colors were nearing their peak. The Pinkerton High Bridge was so inviting in the early morning framed by fall colors.

The Pinkerton High Bridge

Downhill run into Cumberland

I headed down Big Savage Mountain on the last day of my Great Allegheny Passage bike tour. The color was alive as I dropped in elevation and increased in speed to Cumberland.

Downhill run into Cumberland

Autumn in Knox County

This late October sunrise highlights the shades of gold as the fall color reached its peak.

Autumn in Knox County

Riviera Maya Palms

I am even an early riser on vacation. I caught his sunrise across the resort's pool with palm trees making the perfect backdrop.

Riviera Maya Palms

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  Winter sunrise from the road's point of view

  Looking east into a January sunrise from Vance Road's point of view
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  Sunny skies and Chihuly

  Looking skyward on a sunny day with Chihuly flowers against a blue sky backdrop at Franklin Park Conservatory
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  The photographer's selfie

  The snow was melting on the Heart of Ohio Trail on my walk with my Aussie Foster. I think the photo captured my day.
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  Spectacular March Sunrise

  Sunrises are often spectacular in my neck of the woods. This March morning the clouds and rays of the sun accented the Berger century barn.
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  The clouds are the star of the morning

  I am an early riser and often capture the sunrise to the east of my home. The unique clouds were shadowed by the rising sun.
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  Mid-April snow

  Snow in April is a rarety in Central Ohio. I love the contrast that the white snow makes with the red barn and black pavement.
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  Laundry day

  I was cycling through Wayne County's Amish country in early May. This Amish home had one of the longest clotheslines with garments of many colors.
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  Akron Civic Theater

  I love the murals that adorn the walls of the Akron Civic Theater in Downtown Akron. This one is particularly moving.
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  Sunrise from my back yard

  This May sunrise saw fog lifting from the pony pasture and the stream that passes through the pasture.
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  The Berger boys

  This photo captures the spirit of the family farm. My husband Brett is on the tractor with his father Bob walking alongside. Bob passed away a few months after this photo.
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  Light and dark in the hay mow

  I was working in the haymow (barn loft) and captured these unique colors accented by the sun.
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  Raising the dust

  The Medina County Fair draft horse and pony show was a dust bowl. The dust allowed me to capture the movement of the ponies.
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  The Pinkerton High Bridge

  My October Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) bike tour was on as colors were nearing their peak. The Pinkerton High Bridge was so inviting in the early morning framed by fall colors.
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  Downhill run into Cumberland

  I headed down Big Savage Mountain on the last day of my Great Allegheny Passage bike tour. The color was alive as I dropped in elevation and increased in speed to Cumberland.
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  Autumn in Knox County

  This late October sunrise highlights the shades of gold as the fall color reached its peak.
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  Riviera Maya Palms

  I am even an early riser on vacation. I caught his sunrise across the resort's pool with palm trees making the perfect backdrop.