Madam Ladybug

Madam Ladybug

The first ladybug of Spring popped into the picture when I stopped along a Cowley County, Kansas country road to photograph henbit.
Luminarias

Luminarias

Herington, Kansas – As I drive into Herington I see road-blocks on the main streets, turning the town into a bit of rat-in-the-maze fun as I navigate sidestreets to make my way through. I glance toward the heart of the city and see hundreds of paper bags lining...
Lake Shore

Lake Shore

Marion Reservoir, Kansas – Strong, cold winds are blowing across the plains as the first wave of winter’s return moves in. The south shore of the lake boils with whitecaps, spraying me with frigid water as I set up the tripod. Fingers are already freezing, but...
Wedge-Leaf Draba

Wedge-Leaf Draba

Marion County, Kansas – These very tiny flowers were found along the rocky side of a country road. They’re the first country wildflowers I’ve noticed so far, and I could have easily missed them if I hadn’t been carefully searching for something...
Pollen Gatherer

Pollen Gatherer

The sun is warming the new blossoms in our front yard. It’s too pretty to work through spring break so I’m taking a bit of vacation time, studying the first bee to visit. It’s a miraculous event, this parade of emerging new life before us.
Run-Off

Run-Off

Flint Hills area, Chase County, Kansas – Run-off from a recent rain streams downhill along the Flint Hills road. I drive along it for miles but don’t see another soul. Despite its beauty there is enough wildness to keep casual drivers from venturing through....