by Dave | Sep 3, 2008 | Fauna
This old hopper looks like he just left the wildflower buffet, pollen crumbs all over his chin and clothes. On the edge of highway 99, north of Emporia, a thicket of sunfowers is in full bloom. Grasshoppers pop and buzz across my path as I walk. But this big hopper...
by Dave | Sep 2, 2008 | Dissolving, Kansas, Small Towns
Dexter, Kansas
by Dave | Sep 1, 2008 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Kansas, Mills & Elevators
Salina, KansasThe mill is now closed down. H.D. Lee was one of the foremost entrepreneurs in Salina. In addition to the flour mill he organized the H.D. Lee Mercantile Company, the Lee Hardware Company, Harvester Building Company, the Kansas Ice & Storage Company...
by Dave | Aug 30, 2008 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Kansas
Salina, Kansas
by Dave | Aug 29, 2008 | Kansas, Small Towns
Above: Beaumont, KansasBelow: northwest Salina I’ve got the freight train blues Oh, lawdy mama got em on the bottom of my ramblin’ shoes And when the whistle blows, I gotta go Baby don’t you know It looks like I’m never gonna lose The freight...
by Dave | Aug 28, 2008 | Industry, Kansas, Mills & Elevators
Salina, KansasWhen we were young and troublesome, Dad worked at the mill just beyond the green rail car. Some days we’d ride with Mom to drop off a sack lunch for him. It was always exciting to seem him come through one of the big doors and walk down the board...
by Dave | Aug 28, 2008 | HDR, Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns
Cambridge, KansasThis uses HDR (high dynamic range) tricks to help capture the difficult to photograph back-lighting of this retired elevator.
by Dave | Aug 27, 2008 | Fauna, Garden
Here he is again, mugging in front of a blackeyed susan, and he brought friends. Here’s a quick sampling of critters busy in my yard this month. There are LOTS of grasshoppers too. I still don’t know what this is, but I’m looking for some kind of...
by Dave | Aug 26, 2008 | Kansas, Small Towns
Cambridge, Kansas
by Dave | Aug 25, 2008 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Kansas
The United Building, Salina, Kansas – When I was growing up in Salina, this was (and still is) the closest thing to a skyscraper in the town. It’s only 10 stories tall but it towers above the surrounding buildings. Plus it had a very cool classic elevator,...
