Forget the Oscars or the Grammys! Here’s the “Best” list you’ve really been waiting for: My Most Read and Liked Posts of 2021! Please, hold your applause. No, seriously, I’m not that self-centered (why are you looking at me that way?). But first, enjoy this gallery of images from my top 2021 posts. The Bests List follows.
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Rivelin Valley, Sheffield, 17 Feb 2011. Erithacus rubecula. The image was taken as part of a long term project recording urban wildlife in Sheffield. This window is in a dilapidated and overgrown building on a set of abandoned allotments. The window had been covered up the previous year and had a growth of moss etc. The day I took the picture it still has some frost on the glass. The area is wildlife rich but is being turned back to working allotments. The robin was a resident around the building and often perched in the window. The area has a number of bird feeders run by gardeners. The image was taken from a hide in the winter of 2011. The robin is in upright/alert pose, he has probably just seen a magpie or his rival robin!
Most Read (with Most Liked in parentheses)
- The Death of a Dear Friend (#4 – tie)
- “Girl Sitting in Window” (single photo from a 2019 photoblog that went viral in ’21!)
- My Feature Film Has Been Nominated for a Major Award! (#6)
- Tips for Writers: Just Show Up (#2)
- The Day We Met (the day I met my wife) (#5)
- Should I Celebrate My Own Birth? (#4 – tie)
- Farewell to a Beloved Family Member (#3)
- “Trout-Headed Chicken” (single pic from a 2020 photoblog)
- An Open Letter to Christians
- My Real Memoir (first post in my widely-read memoir series — thank you!)
- Family Is… (photo essay) (#8)
- Happy New Weird (day one of 2021)
- A Necessary Resolution: Better Health (#9 – tie)
- What I Really Want for Christmas (#7)
- Hilarious Customer Reviews
- 50 Strange and (Sometimes) Strangely Beautiful Buildings
- Oops! (funny, awkward designs and products)
- The Problem with People
- My First Big Fork in the Road
- 20 Years Ago Today (thoughts on 9/11)
- Tips for Writers: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Lying (#10 – tie)
- Caterpillars Don’t Become Butterflies! (originally posted in 2015!) (#1)
- Every Day is Mother’s Day (#10 tie)
- Don’t Love Yourself (#10 – tie)
- Yay, I’m Seven! (my seventh blogiversary) (#9 – tie)
Mitch Teemley 
Trying not to laugh out loud.
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Oh, how do I choose? I’m applauding! 😉 Healing River…absolutely! And the giggles, wisdom, and truth shared through the fantastic ways you weave your words–they’re all winners!
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Aw, thank you, Karla!
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You’re welcome, Mitch!
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These are classics. Thanks for reposting – there were actually some I had missed! Happy 2022, Mitch.
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You too, Annie!
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I laughed for a good ten minutes reading these. 😂 Thanks for sharing again!
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My pleasure, Tiffany!
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Omg the giant beach ball! This is awesome thanks for posting!
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Howdy Mitch. I just finished binge reading / viewing all of your top blogs / slideshows; btw they’re all winners. You certainly live up to your “Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer” claims. All that’s missing, here, is the actual ceremony where tux’d up you gets summoned to the stage to accept your Mullenweg statuette and deliver your speech (for anyone wondering, Matt Mullenweg is a WP co-founder).
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Blushing. Thanks, Tom!
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You’re Welcome!
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I replaced my screen saver with your sunset through the broken glass. I can just sit and stare at that!
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Ah, the “accidental stained glass” — beautiful, isn’t it!
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Wow. I’m speechless!
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Stunning pics and some good laughs. Keep on blogging Mitch !
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Thanks, Alison. You too!
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Thank you for visiting my blog. You have a great blog, started immediately to follow it.
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My pleasure, and thank you.
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For me it’s definitely all about the avocados! So true! Looking forward to reading your poss. 🥑
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Mitch,
Lots of good memories. Wow, how the year flies by. Have a great creative week.
Thanks, Gary
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You too, Gary!
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