Sunflowers Sundown
Sunset at Flint Hills Wildlife Refuge, west of Hartford, Kansas Nikon D300 w/ Sigma 70mm F2.8 macro
Piano at Bushong
Bushong, Kansas – At the back of the auditorium light spills through roof beams onto the keys of this old Hensel standing grand piano. The school was a combination elementary / high school, a handsome building completed in 1952, one year before the town’s…
Street Concert in Cottonwood Falls
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas – Above, Judy Coder begins to sing (solo) the Mourning Dove Song, one of the most hauntingly beautiful yodel songs I’ve heard. After taking this picture I just put the camera away and listened in silence. On every second saturday…
Self Portrait in Egg Plant
Farmer’s Market, Emporia, Kansas It isn’t a good likeness. I’m not purple, and my body type is at least a little better than an eggplant. Nevertheless, the dark blob reflected in the vegetable fruit on the right is me – in case you’re…
Declining Market
Downtown Topeka, Kansas – Nothing political going on here, just thought it was kind of a funny scene. Nikon D300 w/ Nikkor 12-24mm
Railway Station and Memorial
Topeka, Kansas – The All Veteran’s Memorial is across the street from the well-maintained Great Overland Station . The 1927 Union Pacific station doesn’t serve railroad passengers anymore, but hosts tours and a variety of activities. And, of course,…
Perseids Meteor Shower
Photographed from the edge of Lyon County Fishing Lake, Kansas I pulled myself out of bed at 3 a.m. this morning, grabbed my Nikon and headed northwest, away from city lights. I knew the moon would be bright in the sky, obscuring all but the brighter shooting stars….
August Sky
Insiders
Lyon County Historical Museum – Kansas
Ride
Here’s another from the Joyce Thierer series Nikon D300 w/ Nikkor 18-55 f2.8
Thirsty
Neosho River, Kansas – At the roots of the river excursion experience are the huge trees along riverbank, with massive anchors into the soil exposed by river erosion. Often a whole nest of trees weave their foundations into a common root mass, helping each other…
Neosho Passage
Neosho River, Kansas – Other than cat-fishermen, not many people see these isolated back stretches of Kansas streams. This is muddy water country. That’s the way it is when you live in a state that has some top soil, rather than just rock. It may not be as…
Feets Up
Just watching it makes me dizzy. We took a walk through the fair and carnival this evening, stopping in the dust to photograph beings spinning above our heads. We cruised the exhibits and finished off the excursion with a shared funnel cake. I hope you’ll excuse…
Hillsdale Bank Bar-B-Q
Hillsdale, Kansas – This old red-brick bank building now hosts a colorful barbeque. Above is the wildly decorated front entrance area. You can sit in a room of the renovated bank, in garden complete with fountains, or in the old caboose section. The caboose even…
Canoe Trip – Alex
Neosho River, Lyon County, Kansas – Master Paddler, Alex Johnston, navigated our way through a few tricky rapids (such as we have here) and around limb obstructions – one of the most dangerous obstacles here, especially during flood conditions. But, of course,…