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| A late March sunset reflecting gold on meltwater |
March had me indoors for the majority of the month capturing basketball action in Sioux Falls. Which was probably OK as the weather outside was chaotic at best. The last thrashes of winter which arrived with rain, wet snow, ice dams and floodwaters as well as something called a bomb cyclone all affected the area throughout the month. Finding eye pleasing nature scenes to photograph therefore became a bit difficult. So, there is a handful of my favorite sports photos from the month mixed in the 12 this time around. Hope you don't mind. There is a reason they call it March Madness (and CBS copyrighted the term). As always, click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in!
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| A multi-image panoramic of the Sanford Pentagon during the men's NSIC championship game |
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| A genuine buzzer beater in the semi-finals as the tourney MVP, passes the ball to a freshman off the Northern State University bench who then proceeds to put a floater up in the lane for the win... and the NSU heavy crowd went nuts. |
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| South Dakota State University's women's basketball team won the Summit League Tournament and here is a reflection looking into the trophy as it was handed over to the team to be hoisted in victory. |
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| This photo is memorable as it captures the moment of celebration immediately after Macy Miller surpassed the all-time Summit League scoring mark... And it happened during a huge run that brought the Jacks from 10 down to up 10. The Premiere Center crowd made of mostly SDSU fans was deafening. Hairs stood up on the back of my neck. |
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| An early spring robin at Newton Hills State Park |
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| Eastern Bluebird at Newton Hills State Park |
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| Meltwater on top of Lake Vermillion catching the gold of the late winter sunset. |
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| American Tree Sparrow in the evening light at Palisades State Park |
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| A squirrel's front door at Palisades State Park |
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| A sunset view from the hotel room deck where I stayed for the last few days of March and the first few days of April in Orange Beach, Alabama. It was a much needed vacation. |
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| While in Alabama, I saw three "new to me" warblers including this Pine Warbler at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. |
