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Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Dec 30

Light. Shadow. Life.
Essentials in making photos. Here are my favorite images of 2024.
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#GrandCanyon #Australia #NewZealand #USSHarrySTruman #KCMO #sunrisephotography

Light. Shadow. Life. 2024 Photos of the Year by Dean Davison

Here are my favorite photos of 2024, a collection of images that I made at home in KC and during our travels across the US and the world. This year’s collection…

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Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Soaring Summer. With the Roasterie’s DC3, Betty. #summer2025 #sunrise

A DC3 airplane at the Roasterie coffee shop in KCMO with the backdrop of a beautiful summer sunrise.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Jul 13

Wildflower Zen. Shawnee Mission Park in suburban KC.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Jul 12

Stunning Summer Spot.
At this moment, this huge patch of Shawnee Mission Park may be KC's most beautiful space. Great work by Johnson County Park and Recreation District #wildflowers #parks #summer

A dragonfly in the wildflower meadow at Shawnee Mission Park in suburban Kansas City. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison

Wildflowers thriving on a small hillside in suburban Kansas City’s Shawnee Mission Park in July 20 25. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Verbena blooming against the background of Rudbeckia in the wildflower meadow at suburban Kansas City’s Shawnee Mission Park in summer 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

An American Lady butterfly resting on Rudbeckia in the wildflower meadow at Shawnee Mission Park in suburban Kansas City. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Working as designed then?

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Jun 6

No Ugly Ducklings. #spring2025

Ducklings and their mom at Kansas City’s Loose Park in May 31, 2025. Copyright 2025 Dean Davison

Ducklings at Kansas City’s Loose Park in May 31, 2025. Copyright 2025 Dean Davison

Duckling and it’s mom at Kansas City’s Loose Park in May 31, 2025. Copyright 2025 Dean Davison

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 28

Many of us have the best dogs. And that’s ok. They can—and do—all get that trophy because they steal our hearts. All the best to you and to Bode.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · May 27

"The FoundingFathers knew this!"

"to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!"

Two exclamation points!!

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Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 26

Honor.
“Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause." From an 1863 letter from President LIncoln.
Memorial Day 2025 Leavenworth National Cemetery
#MemorialDay2025

A veteran decorates Graves at the Leavenworth National Cemetery on May 24, 2025.

A Cub Scout places an American flag in front of a veteran’s grave marker in the Leavenworth National Cemetery on May 24, 2025.

A young volunteer holds more than two dozen American flags while decorating grave at the Leavenworth National cemetery near Kansas City on May 24, 2025.

A Cub Scout walks by decorated graves as a Boy Scout places flags in front of each headstone at the Leavenworth National cemetery near Kansas City on May 25, 2025.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 23

Rising.
Golden start to the day in Shawnee Mission Park. Snaps with the sun and the mist. #spring2025

Sunrise at suburban Kansas City’s Shawnee Mission Park on May 22, 2025.

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · May 22

This bill, which passed in the House last night while you were sleeping, was not "beautiful." More than 7 million people will lose Medicaid coverage and it will add as much as $4 trillion to the deficit. Too many Americans got conned.

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Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 21

Then. Now.
A salute to my brother George for a great Commencement speech at our Alma Mater, Missouri Military Academy. He notably referenced MMA's Cadet Prayer, encouraging the Class of 2025 "to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong."
#Classof2025

Photos of MMA Commencement speaker George Davison as a cadet and on Saturday, May 17.

Photos of a longtime tradition at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, MO. Cadets at Final Formation in 1961 and in 2025 just before the cadet battalion commander orders “Dismissed” and the Cadet Corps scatters with the conclusion of the school year.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 15

Bond Bridge Brilliance.
Sunrise at Kansas City's Christopher Bond Bridge, named for the former Missouri Senator and Governor who died this week.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 8

Adorableness quotient? #wyandottecountylake

Goslings at Wyandotte County Lake Park in Kansas City, Kansas on May 6, 2025.

Goslings at Wyandotte County Lake Park in Kansas City, Kansas on May 6, 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 7

Light and Shadow. Kansas City in Spring. #spring2025 #howwedokc

Downtown KC on a dramatic spring day from Strawberry Hill in KCK.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · May 1

Wild. Wet. Wonderful.
Orlando Wetlands from mid-April.
It's a man-made wetland created 40 years ago to cleanse runoff water. It's now a spectacular home for birds, gators and other creatures, one of the best photo spots I've ever visited.
#spoonbills #herons #egrets #gators #Florida2025

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Apr 12

Osprey on Patrol. Wyandotte Co Lake Park. #spring2025

Osprey hanging in air in April against a perfectly blue sky at Wyandotte County Lake Park. Photo by Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Apr 9

Order before midnight tonight. Operators are standing by.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Cherry Blossoms KC.
Full bloom today, a bit of "tree porn" as another photographer called spring colors like these.
#CherryBlossoms #HowWeDoKC #LoosePark

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in Kansas City’s Loose Park on April 2, 2025. Copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Apr 2

Doing dumb stuff at high speed indecisively. Perfect.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Blue Sky + Last Quarter Moon on @bsky.app #moon #KansasCity

The last quarter moon shimmering against a deep blue sky in Kansas City, Missouri on the morning of March 22, 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Mar 20

Snowing at Loess Bluffs.
800,000 Snow Geese migrating through northwest Missouri.
Stunning. Graceful. Elegant. Noisy. Chaotic.
@usfws.bsky.social #snowgeese

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Mar 16

El Castillo.
The Castle, the awe-inspiring Mayan pyramid at this 1500-year old UNESCO World Heritage site, Chichen Itza.
It aligns east, west, north and south. Each side has 91 steps, plus the top totals 365--same as the solar calendar.
From Jan 2025. #unescoworldheritage #sevenwonders

The Castle at Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico in January 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

A tour at Chichen Itza. The Castle at Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico in January 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

A whimsical photo at El Castillo, The Castle at Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico in January 2025. Photo copyright 2025 Dean Davison.

Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Mar 12

Sunset on the Mayan Riviera. Late January.

Bold colors on the horizon as the Sun sets in late January 2025 at the Ventus Ha resort in Puerto Morelos, QR, Mexico.

Bold colors in the sky as the Sun sets in late January 2025 at the Ventus Ha resort in Puerto Morelos, QR, Mexico.

Sun sets in late January 2025 at the Ventus Ha resort in Puerto Morelos, QR, Mexico.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Mar 10

NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion

As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...

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Dean Davison @deandavisonkc.bsky.social · Mar 11

Sundrops.
Sundrops popping up throughout the forest at Davison Nature Sanctuary.
#earlyspring #winter2025

A sundrop in bright full bloom in a forested area of suburban Kansas City on March 9, 2025.

Sundrops in bright full bloom in a forested area of suburban Kansas City on March 9, 2025.