Mountain

Mountain

Rocky Mountain Natl. Park – I nudged this one into colors I see often in Japanese silk screens.
Grass Study #8915

Grass Study #8915

Lyon County, Kansas – The sweeping lines in layers of tall grass are some of my favorite things. This patch was found west of Reading.
Morning at the Weed Patch

Morning at the Weed Patch

Lyon County, Kansas – The play of light in fine-textured seed heads drew me to this spot. From a distance it looked like a vapor was suspended above the weed patch, so much so that I expected to find a pool of water in the center.
Prairie Morning #8818

Prairie Morning #8818

Lyon County, Kansas – Colors from the rising sun brought out the colors in this patch of wild prairie vegetation near Reading Lake. Summer heat has scorched much of the color from the landscape, but it still shows when backlit at dawn.
Box in the Woods

Box in the Woods

Melvern Lake, Kansas – Like something from a fairy tale — Should the chained box in the woods be opened? What might we unleash on ourselves or the world. I walked away from it. It’s probably just an old float from the lake anyway.