PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

Evening Storms – frame 5628

Evening Storms – frame 5628

West of Lyon County Fishing Lake, Kansas – I saw the rose colored light under that shelf of clouds, streaked with rain. I pulled to the side of the road, set up my tripod and managed to catch a flash of lightning in the mix.
Stuck

Stuck

A bullet-hole ventilated rusted hulk is a permanent enhancement of the fence, along the country road east of Teterville, in Greenwood County, Kansas.
Multi-tasking Bees

Multi-tasking Bees

Famous for their incredible work ethic, I was amazed to see the bees continue to gather pollen even while mating.
Crab Spider

Crab Spider

Found this morning on a wild blackeyed susan at the Flint Hills Natl. Wildlife Refuge (near Hardford, Kansas). The little buggers and tiny but have kind of a macho attitude.