Photo of the Week

"An autistic boy who loves his mother so deeply that you can feel it through the image."

"Cheers to a New Year! My word for 2025 is COZY. This tea set sets me in the right mood for just that!"

"The head of the Wilburn Ridge Pony Association invited me to ride up to the Scales in his side by side to deliver a roll of hay and check on the ponies. After delivering the hay we found "Blue Eye's" herd and these pregnant mares. They are just two of the wild ponies roaming throughout the Mt Rogers National Recreation Area Federal Park and Grayson Highlands State Park in southwest Virginia."

" This photo was taken just after 8:00 AM on Saturday, Jan 11, in the recent snow. It captures the sunrise light from a small drone over a parking lot at Wake Forest and shows the Z. Smith Reynolds Library with Wait Chapel and other campus buildings in the background."

" The setting sun is captured behind a Queen Anne’s Lace bud."

"My dog Umka loves the ocean in the winter! He is so curious about all the treasures he finds at the beach during our walks. Here he is sniffing out ocean treasures, one seashell at a time!"

"Quite simply, two best friends enjoying a moment."

"White-breasted Nuthatch on a maple tree outside the window of my exam room. Note the three forward facing toes, and the one rearward facing. The latter is called the 'hallux', which is also the name for a person's big toe!"

"While walking in the new Belews Lake Park near Walkertown one sunny afternoon recently, I saw this meandering path leading uphill and immediately thought of Robert frost's poem:
'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.' "

" Mama goat Nugget and her 3 minute old doeling. The kid was a breech birth and I had to assist with the birth. In about 5 minutes the kid will be up looking for a treat and a drink."

" Signs of spring! This photo was taken at the Paul J. Ceiner Botanical Garden."

"This photo was taken at High Point Bowling Center. It was fun to capture a moment of joy and love between my sweet coworker and her lovely boyfriend. Things feel tough in the world right now, moments like this are so valuable. To remind us who we are, and why we must keep the love and laughter flowing."

"Taken on the USS North Carolina, on a Hidden Battleship tour."

"The Easter Cat hatched a funny kitten! If animals can learn to get along, why do humans have so much difficulty working together?"

"A foggy day in the High Country in Blowing Rock, combined with the blossoming cherry tree and gazebo, made for a picturesque photo."

"A sweet treat after a great week!"

"Sierra Blakley is my 8-year-old granddaughter. She took this photo on her own, doing fully manual focusing and exposure, the first time I was showing her how to use a DSLR camera. She picked this one to submit. 'Crimson Clover in Golden Sunlight.' " 

"'Princess' Freckles soaking up the spring blossoms!"

"This field of poppies was found west of Clemmons along 421." 

"In my lab I synthesized silver nanoparticles from worker honeybees and tested the nanoparticles on Klebsiella pneumoniae a Gram negative bacterium (which causes pneumonia). The scanning electron microscope (SEM) image reveals how silver nanoparticles target Klebsiella pneumoniae. The silver nanoparticles aggregate on the bacterial cell surface, leading to membrane damage and ultimately cell lysis."

"While working from home I saw this little guy outside my window closely guarding ‘his’ berries!"

"Was taking a neighborhood walk after a rain shower and was admiring my neighbor's lilies. I noticed the rain drops still on the petals and also the uniqueness of this variety."