I’m red faced. This post, and several other Pay it Forwards, are coming in the next week or so. Thank you Ellie @ The Muse Is Working, Barbara @ 365Guitars and Sheri @ Theothersideofugly for your Sunshine Award nominations. I’m paying it forward by nominating the following bloggers who bring a ray of light in my daily reading (with a slant towards photos and photo shares):
- Carol @ Flowers, Trees, & Other Such Gifts of Nature (Simple. Spectacular. Spellbinding. Shots of flowers. Mixed with inspirational quotes.)
- Anake @ THE WAY I SEE IT (Gets me thinking. Eclectic shares. Look forward to it each morning.)
- Seth @ SETHSNAP (Prolific photography of shots in and around Cincinatti and elsewhere. Amazing.)
- Tom & Kat @ hovercraftdoggy (Mix of photography shares. Can’t miss posts. Creative. Wondrous. Thought-provoking.)
- Cristi @ Simple. Interesting. (Wave upon wave of incredible city and scenic shares.)
- Maralee @ Through My Lens (Landscape and Nature shots in and around Oregon. Love her work.)
- Linda @ A Nature Mom (Nature. Family. Captured in awesome way.)
- Nitzus (Family. Landscape. Dream-like shots of Australia, New Zealand. Two places on the top of my bucket list to visit.)
- Sylvia @ Another Day in Paradise (Amazing blend of family and nature. Warmth.)
- Val @ Seattle Inspired (See site. Think imagination and creativity. Never disappoints.)
- David @ David R. Wetzel Photography (Potpourri of ordinary and extraordinary shots of life)
- Scott @ Scott Marshall Photography. (Scotland. Bucket List. Incredible shots. What talent Scott has.)
- Patrick @ Canadian Hiking Photography. (Simply Wow shots of home.)
- Inga @ Inga’s Angle (Spellbinding shots of NYC…)
To accept the award, the rules are:
- Link back to the person who nominated you
- Post the award image to your page. (Or don’t. Just let the Sunshine in.)
- Tell seven facts about yourself (Or tell none like I did.)
- Nominate 5-10 other blogs (Or none. Just know that you have an incredible blog)
- Let them know they are nominated

Image share: Thank you Mme Scherzo for the shot by Tejas Soni.

Congrats on more well-deserved kudos, David! I follow some of these sites you mention, but don’t know others. Off to check them out. 🙂
Thank you Lori.
Congratulations – in my book, you can’t receive enough acknowledgement for your blog..Great nominations too!
Thank you Mimi.
congratulations dear David.
Thank you Nia
Thanks for sharing a great list and congrats!
Thank you
Congratulations David, you ARE sunshine! ~ And thanks for including me on the list. 🙂
Thank you Carol. All you on the sunshine part!
[…] this morning…but, then, I found myself nominated for the Sunshine Award by David Kanigan ~ http://davidkanigan.com/2013/03/27/paying-it-forward-with-sunshine/. So, I felt compelled to search through my photos for a bit of California sunshine to express my […]
Bring on the sunshine!
Yes!
What a beautiful, sunny photo! Congratulations, David, and thank you so much for passing the sunshine along to me. I’m honored to be included in a list with the other blogs you listed. Love them all!
Hi Linda. Thank you. You are so deserving…
Congrats…perfect image for today’s post. So well deserved!
Thanks Bonnie. Yes, I loved the pic too.
CONGRATULATIONS!
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thank you Francine
Thank you very much, David !
All you Cristi
Congratulations! 🙂
Thanks Tina.
Well deserved again Dave!
Thanks Lorne
Congratulations on your latest award nomination.
Thanks Alex
David, I am so far behind on acknowledging award I think I am in first place. Congratulations, it is a well-deserved award. You bring a little ray of sunshine into lives each day.
Thanks Ivon. Means a lot to me. Have a good weekend.
… Congratulations Dave …
I am very happy for you (: Stay Blessed and keep moving forward. Have a good day!
Thanks Sonia.
hey Dave! acknowledging your well-deserved nomination, and thank you so much for paying it forward in my direction. you’ve been very supportive ever since i dipped my tentative toes into the blogosphere 18 months or so ago, and a constant source of inspiration ever since. warmest regards from GodZone …
Thanks Anake. It’s all YOU.
Congratulations, David! You bring sunshine to my life with every one of your posts. Its awfully bright down here in Florida. 🙂
Ha! You keep rubbing it in. Thanks Carolann.
🙂
Congrats!!!!
Thank you!