by Dave | Jun 3, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
by Dave | Jun 2, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World
More grass seed heads, this time found along the Emporia Masonic Lodge Nature Trail, at Camp Alexander outside Emporia, Kansas. This looks like Japanese Brome, please let me know if I mis-identified it.
by Dave | Jun 2, 2008 | The Natural World, Wildflowers
A tiny katydid grasshopper (thanks to Roger for the ID), decked out in a jazzy translucent green paint job, enjoys his perch among wildflowers at Camp Alexander, east of Emporia, Kansas. The real-world size of the creature is roughly 1/2 inch in length. I almost...
by Dave | Jun 1, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
Country roadside (old old hwy 50)
by Dave | May 31, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Spring, The Natural World
The sides of the old highway are thick with wildflowers today, especially clover, primrose, asters, and goldenrod. But these simple plumes of wild grass are what really caught my eye. Found along the old highway 50 roadside, Lyon County
by Dave | May 25, 2008 | Flint Hills
Early morning lightning and thunder rolled in with the sunrise in Lyon County today, bringing with it 60 mph winds – which took a few trees and limbs down. I drove out into the country, parked the truck on the edge of road 195, and took some slow-shutter, hand-held...
by Dave | May 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
A muscovy duck family enjoys a moment of togetherness, photographed at the Howe House Step Back in Time event last summer.
by Dave | May 1, 2008 | Human, Kansas, Kansas Culture
Hutchinson, Kansas at the fair grounds — This photo captures one of those defining moments in the quilt auction experience – the bid. I was rummaging through some older images and this one caught my eye, reminding me that the sale happens this time of year....
by Dave | Apr 30, 2008 | Human
Emporia, Kansas — Above, one of the workers among the army of volunteers converging on Peter Pan Park today, helps construct a new playground. The project was started by Leadership Emporia Class of 2004, and was continued by a dedicated team pulling together the funds...
by Dave | Apr 28, 2008 | Spring
The purple background’s a redbud tree in full bloom. Photo’d with a Lensbaby 2.
