Orwell, Kansas

Orwell, Kansas

Hodgeman County – If it weren’t for this crumbling site, and a blip the intersection of roads in the Kansas Gazetteer, one wouldn’t know a town was once here. These fragments of failed towns are common in the midwest. Often nothing is left but a pile of...
Return of the Chicken Coop

Return of the Chicken Coop

Here’s a simple study that I find pretty satisfying.It’s more than the place, or the thing. It’s the way light spreads over a scene – especially, for me, when it’s slightly overcast – so that light wraps around things, adds a glow...
Chicken Coop

Chicken Coop

Nestled in the woods north of Elmdale is this century-old limestone-block chicken house. A shallow ravine in front offers a pathway for groups of deer. Seven crossed the highway as we approached. One-by-one they gracefully leaped over a gate and dissapeared into the...
Wooden Out-Building

Wooden Out-Building

Found on the edge of highway 56, in Osage County, Kansas – The collapsed roof creates an overall shape that puzzles the eye for a bit. The used-to-be-red wall boards, warped & arching outward, add to the effect.
Lost Springs Ford

Lost Springs Ford

I posted a B/W photo of this old truck some time back, but it was its layers of color that stopped me.
Tin Man’s Dream

Tin Man’s Dream

Lost Springs, Kansas But when the tin man discovered his heart, he also found himself even more lonely, and wondered if there was anyone for him, still lost in the woods.