by Dave | Oct 16, 2010 | Landscape
Ellsworth County, Kansas
by Dave | Oct 6, 2010 | Fauna, Flint Hills
Konza Prairie – We are traveling the trail in parallel. I stay on the rocky path while he takes a course along the edge of the woods, watching over his family and keeping them a safe distance from me. I saw them first a few moments ago, just silhouettes at the top of...
by Dave | Oct 5, 2010 | Fauna, The Natural World
Konza Prairie nature trail – Milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) taste lousy, part of their defense against predators. Instead of attempting to blend in with their environment they advertise their nastiness with a bright orange warning coloration. Massing together...
by Dave | Oct 4, 2010 | Flint Hills
Sunrise on the Konza Prairie, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas
by Dave | Oct 3, 2010 | Human
Air is getting thin as I scale the high trails above the Konza Prairie. I have labored now to a platform hundreds of feet above the Kansas plains below, and plod step by slow step, as I catch my breath and congratulate myself on accomplishing such a feat. But now the...
by Dave | Oct 2, 2010 | Celebrations, Human, Small Towns
Americus Days 2010 – Americus, Kansas
by Dave | Sep 28, 2010 | Autumn, Flint Hills
West of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
by Dave | Sep 26, 2010 | sunflowers
by Dave | Sep 25, 2010 | Human, Kansas Culture
Hartford, Kansas – Grabbing candy tossed from passing floats and tractors is a BIG DEAL if you’re a kid at the Hartford Days parade.
by Dave | Sep 24, 2010 | arts, Equivalence
Chase County, Kansas
