The historic stone wall in the foreground made for a great frame to this sunset show Miguel Lanigan took about half a mile west of Clearlake Oaks in December.

LAKE COUNTY – A good way to start the new year is with gratitude, especially for the beauty and natural wonders of Lake County.

Local readers are generous with contributions and pictures, and to start the new year off we've compiled a group of pictured submitted by readers over the past month.

Photos always are welcome; e-mail them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with information about who took the photos, when they were taken and where.

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A hummingbird visits a feeder at the home of Clearlake Oaks resident Miguel Lanigan, who snapped the shot in December.

Frank Hodges of Lucerne sent in this colorful sunrise captured in December.

Lucerne resident Lenny Matthews captured this sunset

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