If rocks and grasses could talk, I wonder what they would tell us about this little tree.
Tag Archives: Photography
Rounding the Bend
Rustling in the Breeze
A little patch of woods, starting to turn …
Last Bloom
Konza Prairie is full of wildflowers in spring and summer, but yesterday, this thistle was the only bloom I saw.
However, there was plenty of promise for abundant flowers next year!
Wishing you a beautiful day!
Grasses & Hills
It was a beautiful day for enjoying the prairie on the Flint Hills of Kansas!
Wishing you a lovely day!
Oztoberfest Fun
Oztoberfest is the Oz-themed Octoberfest held every year in nearby Wamego. It couldn’t be better weather for this weekend’s fun!
Check out the red slippers …
… and the green faces,
the illustrations …
and cheerful imitations,
the “Toto’s” …
and Toto’s Tacoz!
There’s chow (and a beer garden),
music,
and motorcycles,
and various other fun for all ages!
Activities go into the evening (including a street dance) and continue tomorrow. View the schedule.
Have a great weekend!
Kansas Heartland
Wishing everyone a lovely day from Kansas!
Relax
This week’s photo challenge is to post an image that is relaxing. This is a photo that I took on a hike through the woods back home. For many of us who grew up near forests, there is something very relaxing about being amongst trees. Living in the midwestern U.S., now, it is always a little strange to me when I hear someone comment about hating being someplace with too many trees.
For more on the relax challenge.
In-tree-guing
Out on the prairie the other day, I came across this unusual tree. Doesn’t it look like there should be a interesting story to go along with it?
Wishing you well…
Overcast Winter Morning On Konza
I realized recently that I haven’t been doing much photography lately. So I decided that I was just going to have to make a point to rectify that situation. An early riser, I decided to head out to the prairie to catch the sunrise this morning. (I hadn’t thought to consider the weather conditions first.) I got there just as the black of night was starting to lift. It was freezing cold and quiet, except for the sound of gravel crunching beneath my feet. As I headed uphill toward some of my favorite views, I was startled by a pair of does. It was exciting to be so close.
As the sky started to lighten, I could hear, but not see what I believe to have been a flock of turkeys, their calls so loud in the stillness.
The morning decided not to treat me to the colorful sunrise I had hoped for, yet the gray sky and low clouds made what color there was seem all the more vibrant.
It was a challenge trying to get good photographs this morning. I don’t do much low light photography.
This tree always strikes me when I pass it on the trail.  It reminds me of a rhinoceros.
A little bit of unexpected color … .
A few more hills to climb … .
… and a bit of woods to pass.
Crossing the creek … and  then heading home to warm up before the rain.
Wishing you a lovely weekend and hoping that you get a chance to do something that you’ve been wanting to do too!
A Taste of Morning 