Now it is YOUR turn.....YOU (My beloved READERS!!): Pick the WINNING 2011 FREE PHOTO CONTEST picture of the YEAR!!!

O.K. People!!!

It is YOUR turn!!!

I am going to display the wonderful, talented photography

that

won my FREE PHOTO CONTEST

for

each month of 2011.

YOU get to vote on the ONE WINNER OF THE YEAR.

I know.

It is not an easy task.

My Judges are giggling right now.

Because THEY have had the awful job of picking

winning photos all year long...and now it is on YOUR SHOULDERS!!

After looking at all twelve of the winning photos below,

send me your vote for only ONE winner by leaving me a comment.

I will not publish your comments.

But at the end of the voting, I will publish how many votes the top three winning photos received....

So, are you READY???

Look below and pick your ONE favorite and send in your votes ASAP!!!

I will only take votes until February 27th at which time the voting will be CLOSED!!

I will show the pictures starting with the January 2011's winner, in order through the Dec. 2011's winner...below...here we go:

January 2011's winning photo. Theme was: BRIDGES

This was from Bilsot. His blog is called: "Amateur Photographer".

February 2011's winning photo:  The theme was: OLD BARNS:

This was from Linda. Her blog is called: "Linda's Letters".

March 2011's winning photo. The theme was: RED

This was by Judy. She has two blogs. One is called: "The Road to Here", and the other blog is called: "Through Squirrel Eyes".

April 2011's winning photo: The theme was: REFLECTIONS:

This is from Pat H. Her blog is called: "A View from the Edge".

This is May 2011's winning photo. The theme was: "Something That Starts with an A":

(it was an Amarylis):

This is from Tes. Her blog is called: "Gardening with Soule".

This is June 2011's winning photo. The theme was: "CIRCLES":

This is by Valboy. Her blog is called: "My Girlz Got Paws".

This is July's winning photo. The theme was: BIRDS:

This was by DJan. She has two blogs. One is called: "D-Janity" and the other one is called: "Eye on the Edge".

This is August's winning photo. The theme was: "Lakes, Ponds, Rivers or Creeks":

This was by Paz.  His blog is called: "Pictures of Ireland".

This is September 2011's winning photo. The theme was: SHADOWS:

This was by Gail.  Her blog is called: "Our Life Adventures".

This is October 2011's winning photo: The theme was: THE EPITOMY OF AUTUMN:

This was by Muffy. Her blog is called: "Muffy's Marks".

This is the November 2011's winning photo. The theme was: DOGS &/OR CATS:

This was by Grandmother (Mary). Her blog is called: "Journey Into Elderhood".

This is December 2011's winning photo. The theme was: THE EPITOMY OF THE HOLIDAYS:

This was by Larry B. He has two blogs. One is called: "Larry's Creative Zone" and the other one is called: "Larry's Photo a Day".

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WOW!!!!!

Every photographer that entered this year's contests should now bow to our applause for their hard work and wonderful creativity!

And these monthly winners should take an EXTRA bow for a job well done also!!!

So now, dear readers....

you are the Judges.

Leave a comment, even if you have never commented before on my blog....

PLEASE vote on your favorite photo of these twelve marvelous shots.

If you want, also leave a comment as to what you loved the most about your chosen winner also as I would love to tell our winning photographer your kind comments as to why you picked their photo.

Thanks so much!!!

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And hopefully, these photos will inspire you to take one of your OWN

and enter it into one of our MONTHLY

FREE PHOTO CONTEST

themes.

You can win for more than one month, so the more you enter, the more you have a chance to be in the PHOTO OF THE YEAR  competition/contest too.

January 2012's theme is:

WHITE

Enter your photo no later than midnight, Jan. 31, 2012

following

THESE RULES.

You don't have to be a BlOGGER to enter!