Cereus Cacti

For those who love the incredible beauty of the western United States, the night blooming cereus cacti is a fitting close for the year that was 2014.  For one midsummer's night each year, its exquisitely scented flower opens as night falls, then closes forever with the first rays of the morning sun.  Happy New Years Eve to all my family and friends.

December Desert

 

 

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la ...

Dewey Bunnel 1971

Happy Holidays

 

 

Union Station and the Kansas City Skyline

Kansas City, MO, skyline just before Union Station's Centennial Celebration @unionstation.org and the Royal's @kansascity.royals.mlb.com  quest for the World Series Championship.

Rainstorm at Dusk

The first part of August, I made this inner-city pano during a brief respite from the heat.  An uncharacteristic rainstorm blew through just at dusk, when the lights were coming on.  The long exposure and deep shadows resulted in this uniquely colored cityscape.

Blustery Summer Clouds

Summer Solstice

Antique Fords

Antique

 

 

 

Summer Rain

Orange Piece

You Lookin' at Me?

A friendly Komodo Dragon sizes me up at the Tulsa Zoo.

Uniformity

the Trees

Icy Roaring Fork

Spring is in the Air

Super Moon

This shot of the 2012 Super Moon rising behind my favorite tree in the Tallgrass Prairie will never be photographed again.  The last time I was there I was thinking about the upcoming lunar eclipse on 04/1414, only to find that the tree has been downed either by fire or wind (I didn't get close enough to inspect).  One of the very few large trees in the entire preserve, it was my go-to location to sit and wait for good night shots.  Too bad.

Proud as a Peacock

Relax, It's Friday

Showing Off for the Ladies

This guy had a piece of string, and he was shaking it and throwing it in the air and catching it again, showing off for his appreciative mate.

Heron

Heron

The Most Numerous Species of Wild Animals on Earth

(bison) once roamed the extent of the prairie in numbers around thirty million, making them the most numerous species of wild animals on Earth....By 1890, fewer than 600 bison remained.

Sample my ebook, Tallgrass Prairie, at http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/462009-tallgrass-prairie or in the Apple iBookstore.

Fawn

Dirty Bird

Thirty-Seven

 

Number thirty-seven is part of a herd of highland cattle, enjoying the spring weather. 

Sunbathing

Birds of a Feather

Red-Headed Woodpecker

The prairie needs the bison...

"The prairie needs the bison to maintain its natural balance as much as the bison need the tallgrass prairie.  This relationship is the starting point for my photographs of the Preserve."  Sample my book or ebook, TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, at http://blur.by/1fx2Ch1.

Snow Rolling In

Grasshopper

Bison

 

 

 

My ebook is now available in Apple's iBookstore.You can find it at this link in the iBookstore: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id820756521

Eleventh Street Bridge

Evening Light

Here is a link to my new art photography book, Tallgrass Prairie, also available as an ebook:

http://blur.by/1fx2Ch1

Nowhere Man

It's Friday AND its my birthday!  Can't wait for my next great adventure.

Saguaro

Blades

Are You Cereus?

Saquaro Cactus

An Arizona saguaro basking in the cold winter sunlight.