The Hidden Doorway
Dexter, Kansas
Door to the Palace
Winfield, Kansas
Mailbox Row
Dexter, Kansas – population ~365 Just for show, a far as I can tell, a picturesque line of mailboxes adds some charge to the side of The Gathering Place sandwich shop. The place close a few minutes before we arrived. As inviting as the outdoors was, I imagine…
Wind Catchers
Elk River Wind Project – Butler County, Kansas South of Beaumont, these propeller-headed towers dominate the landscape. One hundred generators transform prairie wind into 150 million watts of electrical power, about what it takes to power 42,000 homes. These huge…
Wood & Stone Water Tower
Butler County, along highway 77 north of El Dorado
Gun & Knife Auction
Douglass, Kansas
Gun and Knife Auction
Douglass, KansasThis is a big one, scheduled through the weekend. To keep the party going there’s karaoke at the bar tonight, and a big barbecue is planned downtown on Sunday.
The Timelessness of Trees
Morning Street Wash
Downtown Emporia, Kansas
Purina Chows
Americus, Kansas
The Arena
Lyon County Fair
Travelers
Lyon County FairThe ride spins into an abstract light study. It’s a little odd to think that living beings inhabit its luminous orbits. And, yes, it does look a little like a space ship hovering above Mars.
Spin Cycle
Lyon County Fair
Carnival
Lyon County FairA firm grip on the handlebars, wind in the face, spinning in a sea of colored lights, this kid knows what carnivals are all about.
Sometimes, You Just Know it’s Going to be One of Those Days.
This was a young praying mantis , the body only about an inch long. He was, though, a very quick hunter. The mantis was mugging for a solo shoot until a bee showed up on the scene, then he forgot all about me and concentrated on lunch. a few seconds earlier . . .