PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

Black Gum Leaves

Black Gum Leaves

Arkansas woods – The early-Autumn black gum leaves along the forest edge were psychedelic, with a silvery sheen. These two, shown as they were found in the forest, make a nice showing above the lines of a moss-laden log.
Thistles

Thistles

Afternoon sun is caught up in silky thistle fluff in an area along the Neosho River, in Kansas.
Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic

A cardboard box full of old toys sees the light after decades stored in the corner of a Pawnee Rock attic.
H’lo

H’lo

Praying mantises seem unusually common around here this fall. Maybe it’s because I’m spending more time consicious of the small lives in our shrubs, crawling across our sidewalks, doing highwire acts along our porches. Praying mantises are generally very...