by Dave | Jun 6, 2008 | Kansas, The Natural World, Wildflowers
Found in the woods at Camp Alexander, Emporia, Kansas
by Dave | Jun 5, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
Camp Alexander, east of Emporia, Kansas
by Dave | Jun 4, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
Along a nature trail at Camp Alexander, Emporia, Kansas
by Dave | Jun 3, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
by Dave | Jun 2, 2008 | Kansas, Spring, The Natural World
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.
by Dave | Jun 2, 2008 | The Natural World, Wildflowers
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...
by Dave | Jun 1, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Spring, The Natural World, Wildflowers
Country roadside (old old hwy 50)
by Dave | May 31, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Spring, The Natural World
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
by Dave | May 25, 2008 | Flint Hills
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...
by Dave | May 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
A muscovy duck family enjoys a moment of togetherness, photographed at the Howe House Step Back in Time event last summer.