While everyone's reflecting on the highlights of 2019, we couldn't resist doing the same. Here's a handful of our favorite reader photos from the year. Thanks to everyone who made our Sundays a bit more picturesque.
For our feature on nature’s gifts, Kathryn Koutsky submitted this photo of the dramatic sky over Minnehaha Falls. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Claudia Sinclair of Blaine took this of mom Colleen in 2017 at a beach in California. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
palm tree branches from a trip to Costa Rica.
Dennis Nisler, Shoreview (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Far left: Slices of nature throughout the year from Mick Richards, Burnsville (from top); Dennis Nisler, Shoreview; and Steve Schild, Winona, Minn. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
For Memorial Day, Terri Traudt of Minneapolis offered this photo from St. Paul’s Como Park. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
This “volunteer” sunflower--one that came up without our planting it--held court next to our zinnia bed. The rumpled look of its petals opening reminds me of a sleeper throwing back bedclothes.
Steve Schild
Winona, MN 55987 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Above: Minnesota Twins: Joan Bliss submitted this photo of her granddaughters taken by Siri Larson. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
