by Dave | Jul 26, 2006 | Cityscapes, Kansas
WinfiedIn Winfield even the rougher buildings are picturesque. Above, a set of draped windows against a red painted brick wall and the top landing of an iron staircase. The blue sky reflected in the glass adds some extra color. Even the hardware store’s second floor...
by Dave | Jul 23, 2006 | Fauna, Kansas, The Natural World
Above, sunlight refracts off segments of an orb spider’s web. I went into the woods today just looking for trouble. And this afternoon the backwoods were pretty unpleasant. Along a river section of forest it was dense, dark and hot. The spaces between the trees were...
by Dave | Jul 22, 2006 | Fauna, Kansas
Shibunkins, a calico patterned breed of goldfish, raise circles of ripples as they scout the surface of the water garden. They get pretty excited that way when they see me coming. It’s the FOOD connection. I put a hand in the pond and some come up to nibble on my...
by Dave | Jul 21, 2006 | Human, Kansas, Kansas Culture
These children played the part of talking trees in the children’s’ production of Snow White at this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park. Hamlet, by the community theater, followed afterward. Peter Pan Park’s amphitheatre, in Emporia, provides a beautiful...
by Dave | Jul 20, 2006 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Industry, Kansas
the Bunge plant This week I had the pleasure of viewing a presentation of medium format black and white photography by Robert Marin. Gorgeous work. That inspiration prompted the bw image above. Also, his set of ”nocturnals” inspired the photograph of the...
by Dave | Jul 18, 2006 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Industry, Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns
Above: a view of the elevators from the south During our recent trip to Lucas we visited Wilson, the “Czech capitol of Kansas”. We spotted the old style water tower and drove in that direction to explore. Along the tracks, near the middle of town is a...
by Dave | Apr 15, 2005 | Kansas, Landscape
This wonderful barn is somewhere in the rural world between Lyon and Wabaunsee or Douglas Counties. It was one of those days when I just go out to explore, with no efforts to keep track of where I am, just a hope of getting a little lost under the wide prairie sky....
by Dave | Sep 6, 2004 | Industry, Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns
by Dave | Sep 6, 2004 | Kansas, Landscape, Mills & Elevators
Gypsum, Kansas
