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Photos: 小萝莉影视 picks its top 2016 DC-area images

Sarah Beth Hensley | shensley@wtop.com

December 22, 2016, 5:34 AM

Lightning captured over the Washington Monument on Aug. 21, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Lightning captured over the Washington Monument on Aug. 21, 2016. . (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine
Pedestrians on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park on Jan. 23, 2016, during the blizzard that dumped feet of snow on the D.C. area. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Pedestrians on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park on Jan. 23, 2016, during the blizzard that dumped feet of snow on the D.C. area. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine
Katie Pohler, 25, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, reflects on a nearly fatal crash in 2014 that involved a drunken driver. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
There were plenty of breathtaking sunsets this year, but on Sept. 21, 2016, a sunset cast shades of yellow, purple and orange over the Potomac River. Craving more sunset photos? (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine
Ty Gruszewski begins the effort to heal the nation's wounds one hug at a time. He stands with Bernice Yalley, right, who took him up on the offer. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
After the election, Ty Gruszewski begins the effort to heal the nation’s wounds one hug at a time. He stands with Bernice Yalley, right, who took him up on the offer for a free hug. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
Meet Nugget, one of the kittens in need of a foster family at a Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center event on June 4, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
A person passes in front of a Freddie Gray mural in his Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
A person passes in front of a Freddie Gray mural in his Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial peer out at snow in February.   (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
At 8-months-old, Bei Bei weighed about 45 pounds and is much larger than his siblings were at this age. Here he is with his mom Mei Xiang. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
At 8 months old, Bei Bei weighed about 45 pounds and was much larger than his siblings were at this age. Here he is , with his mom, Mei Xiang. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
小萝莉影视/Kristi King
Rich Leotta discusses the death of his聽24-year-old son, Noah Leotta, who was killed last December while on DUI patrol in Rockville, Maryland, during an event in March. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
Queen Anne Bridge 鈥� Queen Anne, Md. The rusty and rickety Queen Anne Bridge has withstood generations of flooding, graffiti and neglect above the Patuxent River. The historic bridge was built at the end of the nineteenth century at a time when Queen Anne was a bustling port town. Today, its truss spans - bolted to rusted cast-iron girders - manage to support a crumbling bridge deck. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
The rusty and rickety Queen Anne Bridge has withstood generations of flooding, graffiti and neglect above the Patuxent River. The historic bridge was built at the end of the 19th century at a time when Queen Anne was a bustling port town. Today, its truss spans — bolted to rusted cast-iron girders — manage to support a crumbling bridge deck. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine
A volunteer signs the unfinished wall of what will become the Avila family's new home on Monday, June 6, 2016. The home is being built with help from the Gary Sinise Foundation's RISE program, (Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment), to give Army veteran Luis Avila, who was injured in 2011, the ability to easily move around his own home. He is an amputee and now needs a wheelchair. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
A volunteer signs the unfinished wall of what will become the Avila family’s new home on Monday, June 6, 2016. The home was built with help from the Gary Sinise Foundation’s RISE program, (Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment), to give Army veteran Luis Avila, who was injured in 2011, the ability to easily move around his own home. He is an amputee and needs a wheelchair. . (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
Army veteran Luis Avila, who was injured in 2011, looks around the house being built for him and his family on Monday, June 6, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
Summer 2016 was a hot one. A man pour water over his head on July, 24, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Summer 2016 was a hot one. A man pours water over his head on July, 24, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine
Six-year-old Eloie was inspired by a book on fairy gardens and started making a little house for them out of pumpkins. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
This “fairy pumpkin” is the work of Scott Homolka and his 6-year-old daughter, Eloie.聽The little girl had been given a book on fairy gardens. She said she was especially intrigued by the notion of building a little house for the creatures and hoped to catch sight of one. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan
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Lightning captured over the Washington Monument on Aug. 21, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Pedestrians on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park on Jan. 23, 2016, during the blizzard that dumped feet of snow on the D.C. area. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Ty Gruszewski begins the effort to heal the nation's wounds one hug at a time. He stands with Bernice Yalley, right, who took him up on the offer. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
A person passes in front of a Freddie Gray mural in his Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
At 8-months-old, Bei Bei weighed about 45 pounds and is much larger than his siblings were at this age. Here he is with his mom Mei Xiang. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Queen Anne Bridge 鈥� Queen Anne, Md. The rusty and rickety Queen Anne Bridge has withstood generations of flooding, graffiti and neglect above the Patuxent River. The historic bridge was built at the end of the nineteenth century at a time when Queen Anne was a bustling port town. Today, its truss spans - bolted to rusted cast-iron girders - manage to support a crumbling bridge deck. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
A volunteer signs the unfinished wall of what will become the Avila family's new home on Monday, June 6, 2016. The home is being built with help from the Gary Sinise Foundation's RISE program, (Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment), to give Army veteran Luis Avila, who was injured in 2011, the ability to easily move around his own home. He is an amputee and now needs a wheelchair. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)
Summer 2016 was a hot one. A man pour water over his head on July, 24, 2016. (小萝莉影视/Dave Dildine)
Six-year-old Eloie was inspired by a book on fairy gardens and started making a little house for them out of pumpkins. (小萝莉影视/Kate Ryan)

WASHINGTON —聽Snow, sunsets, pandas and pumpkins — this past year has been full of memorable images from around the D.C. area.

As 2017 approaches, here’s a look back at some of 小萝莉影视’s favorites on 小萝莉影视.com from our photographers.

Sarah Beth Hensley

Sarah Beth Hensley is the Digital 小萝莉影视 Director at 小萝莉影视. She has worked several different roles since she began with 小萝莉影视 in 2013 and has contributed to award-winning stories and coverage on the website.

shensley@wtop.com

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