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Frosty morning |
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Red barn on a frosty morning |
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Midway Lutheran (rural Moody County) |
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Lake Madison Lutheran |
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Winter scene after fog and frost |
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Great horned owl |
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Purple Finch |
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Red fox locked |
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Short-eared owl on the prowl |
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Snowy owl |
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Frosty morning |
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Red barn on a frosty morning |
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Midway Lutheran (rural Moody County) |
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Lake Madison Lutheran |
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Winter scene after fog and frost |
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Great horned owl |
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Purple Finch |
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Red fox locked |
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Short-eared owl on the prowl |
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Snowy owl |
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Sunset sky over the Arc of Dreams in downtown Sioux Falls |
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Frost on cattails with a red barn in the distance |
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Frost and fog with an abandoned prairie house |
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Sunrise with American Bison at Wind Cave National Park |
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Frost and fog at sunrise - Custer State Park |
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Frost on grass - Wind Cave NP |
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Frost on small leaves - Wind Cave NP |
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Frost on wild rose hips - Wind Cave NP |
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Coyote in the frosted prairie - Wind Cave NP |
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Bison on a frosty morning at Custer State Park |
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Barred owl in heavy snow - Big Sioux Recreation Area |
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American tree sparrow in snowfall - Good Earth State Park |
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Cows moving along the ridge at sundown somewhere north of Kimball, SD |
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A ferruginous hawk in rural Hughes County |
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A tree sparrow at West Bend Recreation Area |
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Sunset captured in an orb of glass at Family Park in Sioux Falls |
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Sunset sky of a fishing dock at Family Park in Sioux Falls |
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Sunrise colors reflected in the pools of upper Falls Park in Sioux Falls |
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An abandoned farmhouse at sunset in rural Brule County, SD |
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White tail buck near New Evarts, SD |
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Red fox in Corson County, SD |
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Sunset skies over Rabbit Butte in Perkins County, SD |
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Last of the daylight over the prairie hills south of Midland, SD |
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Moonrise over St. Peter Lutheran south of Midland, SD |
I started out October on a crisp and breezy morning in Campell County driving the Missouri River hills along mighty Lake Oahe. As the first light of the day began to kiss the golden leaved trees and rolling prairie, it reminded my why I do this photography thing. Scenes that take your breath away and remind you of the beauties of life are priceless. Later on I spent quality time in Corson County at the old stone church not all that far from where I grew up. Then later in the month I got to spend a nearly perfect autumn day roaming in and around Sioux Falls finding interesting scenes accented by the season's color. All in all, it was quite a month and I'm a little sad to see it go. As per usual, here are twelve photos from the month that are favorites. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for stopping by!