by Dave | May 27, 2009 | Black and White, Industry, Landscape
Pawnee County, Kansas – Farmers are busy across the fields, preparing ground, planting, and spraying. Irrigation systems are already running, creating green polka dots for those flying overhead. The landscape is also spotted with oil pumps and storage tanks. I stop to...
by Dave | May 27, 2009 | Small Towns
Barton County, Kansas – I have little personal history here, but in some ways it feels like home. I’m tied to the city through marriage and family visits, old photos, and great story tellers. For me, the post office is the heart of the city. For others it may be...
by Dave | May 26, 2009 | The Natural World
Lyon County, Kansas – Local photographer Herb Hobson showed me where these were found, hidden in a thicket near a country home north of Emporia. I didn’t see the mama turkey, but I hear she really explodes out of the nest when disturbed. I’d like some...
by Dave | May 25, 2009 | Landscape
Barton County, Kansas – The western boundary of Pawnee Rock State Historic Site overlooks this gorgeous wheat field.
by Dave | May 24, 2009 | Wildflowers
Found in West Lyon County, Kansas
by Dave | May 23, 2009 | Black and White
by Dave | May 23, 2009 | Wildflowers
Kansas Prairie, Lyon County – A little goldenrod is peeking in from the background.
by Dave | May 22, 2009 | Wildflowers
Found in a pasture in west Lyon County, Kansas, and is common throughout the eastern third of the state.
by Dave | May 21, 2009 | Flint Hills, Spring, Symphony in the Flint Hills, Wildflowers
Marion County, Kansas – Rose Verbena is found in the eastern third of Kansas, and is blooming now and through June. You’ll often find it in this kind of habitat – rocky, well-drained soil.
by Dave | May 21, 2009 | Flint Hills, Spring, Symphony in the Flint Hills, Wildflowers
Marion County Kansas, Doyle Creek Ranch – This showy pink/violet wildflower blooms May through June, and adds a wonderful accent to the tallgrass and limestone of the Flint Hills landscape.
