Giant Horses

Giant Horses

Symphony in the Flint Hills 2009 – I’m often surprised by how large some of these behemoth horses are, up close. There were some gorgeous animals under the cowboys and pulling wagons at the symphony event this year. The Symphony in the Flint Hills...
Big Tents and Tipis

Big Tents and Tipis

Doyle Creek Ranch, Marion County, Kansas — This community of tipis is just down the hill from the big tents on the main site of tomorrow’s Symphony in the Flint Hills event. The educational exhibit is filled with examples of beadwork, painted rawhide, and much...
Blue Prairie (revised)

Blue Prairie (revised)

Wildflowers stretch to the horizon on a Lyon County pasture, found off highway 99, south of Admire, Kansas. (Revision note: the image isn’t blue anymore but I kept the title. The previous version was fine at large size, but just didn’t hold its detail...