Blue Skies Smilin' at Me

River Sunset

The Aermotor Windmill

Frosty Branches

I like contrast in photos.

It makes things stand out.

This is a perfect example of that.

The vivid blue sky makes

the frosty branches,

that are being hit by sunlight,

jump out out and say,

"Look at me!"

 

Kathederal Doorway

Indigo Bunting

I captured a photo of what

I believe is an indigo bunting

at Ledges State Park

during the summer of 2012.

I had never seen one,

except in photographs,

until that very day.

I was just lucky enough to get

the wonderfully-colored

little guy to sit still long enough

to snap a few photos.

 

Backbone State Park Waterfall

Wind Turbine at Iowa State Fairgrounds

Terrace Hill

Snowy Creek

Steinway

Fun Flowers

Fade to Fall

Windmill in the Clouds

Orange Pumpkin Fields Forever

Fuzzy-Headed Baby Bird

Cattails

Principal Building

World Book

Birds in Flight

Petals on Brown-Eyed Susans

If you go through any of the photos

on my blog, you'll see  a recurring theme:

flowers, particularly brown-eyed Susans.

I've come across meadows

full of these flowers

on several different occasions

and think they're gorgeous.

I love them from far-away,

with the sky behind them,

and I love them close-up,

where you can see the finer details.

 

Long's Homestead Barn

 

The grand old barns scattered

across Iowa's landscape

are slowly going by the wayside.

Many of the wonderful old barns,

such as this one that once

stood proudly north of Madrid,

are falling down.

We're losing these great

works of art,

one by one,

to time and the weather.

The best I can do is

preserve them with photography.

 

Feathered Friend

Raindrops on Flower

Early Morning Duck Walk

Canoeing on Saylorville

Flower Close-up

“I only went out for a walk

and finally concluded

to stay out till sundown,

for going out,

I found,

was really going in.” 

~John Muir~

(Father of the United States National Park System)

 

 

After the Rain