"Y" is for a New Year and 4 from last year #CityDailyPhoto

Wishing you a Happy New Year- may 2014 bring good health and equality to all… 

City Daily Photo bloggers traditionally start the year with a post of their favourite photo from the previous 12 months. I always find it so difficult to choose just one of my 365 photos, so here are 4 which capture some seasonal change and some of my fave architecture in the great metropolis of Manchester -and its surrounding boroughs, cities and counties. Today's post also takes part in ABC Wednesday where we reach "Y", which will set off the year...

At the weekend over a lovely lunch with Deb of the York City Daily Photo blog, Ginnels, Gates & Ghosts we discussed the New Year’s Day theme. She raised the interesting point that “a favourite photo of yours from the past year” could apply to another blog, not just your own ;-)

There are so many great city photo blogs that I enjoy and it seems a mite unfair to single some out, but two I always visit feature Washington D.C and Helsinki- two fabulous cities I also have fond memories of visiting.

So, two artistic interpretations that I particularly liked from those cities in 2013 were:

One Photograph a Day, by Luis in Washington D.C - this great reflection entitled Not Venice.
Learning to See in Helsinki by P Pusa; this duckpond shot, Ankdammen.

Titles and links to my own four above photos:

Fields of glory

Take a bow, Bow Lane

Sunny side up

John Rylands’ afternoon glow