A Look Back at 2013

Mike · January 5, 2014 ·

The past year started out promising enough but tanked about halfway through. I can’t really say much about 2013 other than I’m glad it’s over.

A pass sails over the outstretched hand of Rahim Moore and into the arms of Jacoby Jones during the AFC divisional playoff game in Denver. Jones scored on the play and forced the game into overtime. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Stunned fans react to Baltimore's Jacoby Jones' 70-yard touchdown recption during the fourth quartr Saturday at Sports Authority Field. The improbable play tied the game. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Zac Peterson of Velva, N.D. gets hung up on Tombstone during the Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division event Friday at the State Fair Events Center. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Colorado State Sen. Angela Giron is surrounded by a contentious anti-gun legislastion group Saturday at the Rawlings Library. Giron was confronted by the group prior to her town hall meeting on foreclosures and afterwards, as well. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013 My buddy Nick Bonham's Old English bulldog, Taco. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

My buddy Nick Bonham's Old English bulldog, Taco. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Denver Broncos defensive end Kevin Vickerson, left, and fan Sam Mendez-Vanacore, 7, exchage a fist bump during the team’s Pueblo stop on their Salute To The Fans Tour Thursday at Sports Authority at the Pueblo Mall. Teammates David Bruton and Malik Jackson, Miles the mascots and two of the Broncos cheerleaders to part in the event as well. Over 160 fans were at the mall to greet the team. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Cyclones relief pitcher Peter Ward tags out Lions baserunner Justin Clinton during a botched safety squeeze in the top of th eighth inning during the Class 4A Baseball Championship Saturday in Denver. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

A portrait of the Sith Lord, Darth Tater, taken on our porch with a Polaroid ProCam. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

The first bloom of Herminia's orchid. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

John Lopez splashes into the mud puddle at the base of the Super Dog Slide during Pueblo’s Big Dog Brag race in June. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013 Graffiti from Pueblo's Westside, shot with a Polaroid ProCam. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Graffiti from Pueblo's Westside, shot with a Polaroid ProCam. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

A self-portrait taken shortly before my 51st birthday with my trusty Polaroid Spectra Pro. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

A rose from the backyard, shot with a Polaroid SX70 Alpha 1. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Barrel racing at the 2013 Little Britches National Finals Rodeo. It would be the assignment I shot for the Pueblo Chieftain; it never published. I was laid off less than an hour later. Photo by Mike Sweeney/@2013 "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”

Mark scans the Indian Peaks Wilderness’ Long Lake during our hike in early August. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

A selfie with my nephew AJ during an August mountain bike ride in Annadale State Park. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Monica at the southern end of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Mañuel cleans his home at 329 W. Evans in Pueblo August 24, 2013. Photo by Mike Sweeny/©2013

A stand of yellowing aspens photographed in early October with my iPhone. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Rafa and Reina in the back of the Tacoma along the Ophir Creek Road. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

The sun sets in Colorado Springs on Oct. 27, 2013. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Dirty Harry on the telly one November morning. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

Our little grey cat, Luna. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2013

A Look Back at 2013

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