Grape vine blossoms
Along a nature trail at Camp Alexander, Emporia, Kansas
Spiderwort
Nature’s Kinetic Art
More grass seed heads, this time found along the Emporia Masonic Lodge Nature Trail, at Camp Alexander outside Emporia, Kansas. This looks like Japanese Brome, please let me know if I mis-identified it.
Thinking Green
A tiny katydid grasshopper (thanks to Roger for the ID), decked out in a jazzy translucent green paint job, enjoys his perch among wildflowers at Camp Alexander, east of Emporia, Kansas. The real-world size of the creature is roughly 1/2 inch in length. I almost…
Goldenrod and Asters
Country roadside (old old hwy 50)
Inflorescence
The sides of the old highway are thick with wildflowers today, especially clover, primrose, asters, and goldenrod. But these simple plumes of wild grass are what really caught my eye. Found along the old highway 50 roadside, Lyon County
May Lightning Storm
Early morning lightning and thunder rolled in with the sunrise in Lyon County today, bringing with it 60 mph winds – which took a few trees and limbs down. I drove out into the country, parked the truck on the edge of road 195, and took some slow-shutter, hand-held…
Pool Party
A muscovy duck family enjoys a moment of togetherness, photographed at the Howe House Step Back in Time event last summer.
Mennonite Quilt Auction / Relief Sale
Hutchinson, Kansas at the fair grounds — This photo captures one of those defining moments in the quilt auction experience – the bid. I was rummaging through some older images and this one caught my eye, reminding me that the sale happens this time of year….
It Takes a Community
Emporia, Kansas — Above, one of the workers among the army of volunteers converging on Peter Pan Park today, helps construct a new playground. The project was started by Leadership Emporia Class of 2004, and was continued by a dedicated team pulling together the funds…
Dogwood Blossom
The purple background’s a redbud tree in full bloom. Photo’d with a Lensbaby 2.
Bike and Recognition Rally
Above, the band Sweetwater performs at the 1st Annual Bike (as in motorcycle) Show and Recognition Rally. In addition to a motorcycle show, the event honored our military and service personnel. The event was sponsored by the First Baptist Church, and supported by the…
Red Garage
Americus, Kansas
Lace Curtain and Chairs
Sunlight streams through an upstairs windows at the Hays House, in Council Grove.
Between Sky and the Stone
Dunlap Cemetery, Lyon County, Kansas