by Dave | Aug 23, 2006 | Kansas, Small Towns
Council Grove Rear door of the Last Chance Store, built in 1857 It’s not unusual, when looking at buildings that were in their prime a century ago, to wonder what day-to-day life was like then. I like this door as a simple study of texture and color. It has the...
by Dave | Aug 22, 2006 | Kansas, Wildflowers
– photographed along the Flint Hills Nature Trail near Council Grove According to Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and other sources this plant’s uses include: Dried leaves were used by Native Americans as a treatment for asthma and bronchitis. The fat,...
by Dave | Aug 21, 2006 | Kansas, Simple Things
They repainted the lines on parking spaces at work recently. The duck got in the way.
by Dave | Aug 16, 2006 | Black and White, Mills & Elevators
Updated 10 Sept 2007: The Allen Grain Elevator will soon be torn down. Although it’s a handsome structure when the sun hits it right, old retired elevators have a load of liabilities.
by Dave | Jul 26, 2006 | Cityscapes, Kansas
WinfiedIn Winfield even the rougher buildings are picturesque. Above, a set of draped windows against a red painted brick wall and the top landing of an iron staircase. The blue sky reflected in the glass adds some extra color. Even the hardware store’s second floor...
by Dave | Jul 23, 2006 | Fauna, Kansas, The Natural World
Above, sunlight refracts off segments of an orb spider’s web. I went into the woods today just looking for trouble. And this afternoon the backwoods were pretty unpleasant. Along a river section of forest it was dense, dark and hot. The spaces between the trees were...
by Dave | Jul 22, 2006 | Fauna, Kansas
Shibunkins, a calico patterned breed of goldfish, raise circles of ripples as they scout the surface of the water garden. They get pretty excited that way when they see me coming. It’s the FOOD connection. I put a hand in the pond and some come up to nibble on my...
by Dave | Jul 21, 2006 | Human, Kansas, Kansas Culture
These children played the part of talking trees in the children’s’ production of Snow White at this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park. Hamlet, by the community theater, followed afterward. Peter Pan Park’s amphitheatre, in Emporia, provides a beautiful...
by Dave | Jul 20, 2006 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Industry, Kansas
the Bunge plant This week I had the pleasure of viewing a presentation of medium format black and white photography by Robert Marin. Gorgeous work. That inspiration prompted the bw image above. Also, his set of ”nocturnals” inspired the photograph of the...
by Dave | Jul 18, 2006 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Industry, Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns
Above: a view of the elevators from the south During our recent trip to Lucas we visited Wilson, the “Czech capitol of Kansas”. We spotted the old style water tower and drove in that direction to explore. Along the tracks, near the middle of town is a...
