Dogbane Leaf Beetles #2
Dogbane Leaf Beetles
Flint Hills Natl. Wildlife Refuge, Hartford, Kansas These are darkish, brilliantly iridescent beetles with green and copper hues.
Clydesdales
The Budweiser Clydesdales made a strong presence in today’s Flint Hills Rodeo Parade, shown here in Cottonwood Falls before continuing on to Strong City, just a short distance to the north.
Young in Kansas
Grace, courage, intelligence… it all plays out in the face of this young rider in the Flint Hills Rodeo parade.
Dirty Kanza Endurance Challenge – The Start
Emporia, Kansas
Dirty Kanza Start Line – 6:00 a.m.
Emporia, Kansas, 6 a.m. – Bikers begin a 200 mile endurance challenge which will take them on a beautiful but often cruel gravel road trek through the Kansas Flint Hills.
Dirty Kanza Start Line – 5:59 a.m.
Emporia, Kansas
Dirty Kanza Start Line – 5:42 a.m.
Emporia, Kansas
Electric Lights
Wind and (I hope) rain is blowing over the area this evening. Cheryl said there is big hail in Wichita. This photo’s a little murky… It was a long exposure (to help capture lightning) in the wind so details go a little soft.
Memorial Day
Pawnee Rock Cemetery
Dickcissel
Greenwood County, Kansas – The dickcissel is one of 3 birds disappearing from the Flint Hills. Read more here….
Beauty and the Beast
Common Thread-Waisted Wasp on Butterfly Milkweed — North of Madison, Kansas
May Sky – Reflections
north of Emporia State University
Hiding Place
Greenwood County, Kansas
Eclipse at Teterville
A partial solar eclipse veils the sun as it drops to the horizon, viewed from the Teterville area in Greenwood County, Kansas. Some wild exposure blending using several “bracketed” images helps overcome the extreme contrast of this type of shot.