Rag-tag End Of 2014

Peace On Earth

Merry Christmas, dear friends!

Bless The Beasts

And the children.  And the birds.  Seagulls feeding in the turbulent water flowing under a Mississippi River dam.

All I Want For Christmas . . .

is a close-up of an eagle or three.

Fine Piece Of Equipment

I have no idea what some of these attachments are, or how far the photog expects the flash to carry on a bright, sunny day.  The only thing that's clear is that someone was VERY good this Christmas!

Tea With Dog

On a dark, rainy day, what could be more comforting than a doggie tea party?

Fog And Silence

Tumbledown

After The Harvest

Locked Into Grayness

Presumed Secure

Escape!

And Just To Prove.....

that you CAN make a silk purse from a sow's ear, here's a cheerful pattern from the waves in the above photos.  You're welcome.

Let There Be Light

Park At Your Own Risk

Blowing And Snowing

On Vacation (In My Mind)

It's cold outside and very windy, so what to do?  Look and pictures and dream of vacation, of course.  I just added this one to my SmugMug page and thought you might like to see it too.  It's deep in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.  Deep in snow, no doubt, but we won't think about that.

Winter Comes

Trapped

The Dying Season

Fiery

Back To Nature

Wild Grapes

Veterans Day

 

Thank you for our freedom!!!

Falling Feathers

City Lines

Farmscape

Fall Fiesta!

Hug A Bison Today

That's right, Nov. 1 is National Bison Day!  I know you'll want to mark your calendars so you can celebrate next year!

For Swingers

Colorful Harvest

Two Oaks

Can you see the third one?

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

Up A Lazy River

Or canal, in this case.  The Hennepin Canal runs across northern Illinois.  The delightful walking and bike path that runs on the other side was the original tow path for horses pulling barges of merchandise up and down the canal.  Today it's a state recreation area.

Deerlicious

After the deer enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of our corn, they come to the yard for dessert.

The Shapes Of Fall

You Are Now Entering Fall

Memories On The Prairie

A country cemetery on a hill overlooking the farm fields.  It's planted in native wildflowers and the vegetation is burned off every other year, because some prairie plants need fire for their seeds to open.

Over The Fields

Geometry Lesson

Birch Blaze

Perpetual Motion

 

 

I caught this well after sunset and really liked it.  Just added it to my SmugMug site in case someone else likes it too.

What's That Perfume You're Wearing?

Dawn On The Farm

What passes for mountains in the Midwest.

Wooly Petals

Iowa Colors

Little Church On The Prairie

Ease for the soul, in as many ways as you like, in the rolling hills of northeast Iowa.

Big Sky

No Trespassing

But the stunning view is free, happily.