September 2022

Sage Creek Wilderness - Badlands National Park

Sage Creek Wilderness - Badlands National Park

Painted Lady Butterfly

Orange - harvest haze at sunset

Yellow - Aspen leaves

Blue - Downy gentian wildflower

White - Great Plains Ladies-tresses orchid

Red - Common serviceberry leaf

Northern Black Hills highlands in late September

Northern Black Hills highlands in late September

Vanocker's Canyon Road

Mirrored September sunset

 

July 2022

Snapper turtle close-up

Frog's reading lamp - more commonly known as One-flowered Pyrola

Broad-lipped Twayblade Orchid

Western Prairie Fringed Orchid with crab spider

Black Swallowtail butterfly

White-tailed fawn

Regal Fritillary on blazing star flower

Bumblebee on blazing star

Bobolink on blazing star

Monarch Butterfly on blazing star

Butterfly butt

Northern lights over headlights

January 2022

Late January sunset sky with lone prairie windmill

I finished up a road trip west river in early January and then was stuck indoors for most of the rest of the month with other duties and short daylight hours. I was able to get out a couple days late in the month to  explore areas around the Big Sioux River as well as chase an exquisite sunset into Turner County. From these forays come this month's favorite dozen photos. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for stopping by!

American Bison at Wind Cave National Park

Frost on grass at Wind Cave National Park

American Bison at Wind Cave National Park

American Bison at Wind Cave National Park

Bear Butte framed

Thunder Butte sunset

Snow flurry macro

Leaf in ice along the Big Sioux River at Newton Hills State Park

Ice detail

Turner County sunset

Turner County sunset

September 2021

Traffic at dusk on the Spearfish Canyon scenic byway

September is a month of transition here on the northern great plains. Early in the month, the last of the summer wildflowers bloom and by the end of the month the high country is ablaze with Autumn colors. Thankfully I was able to get out and enjoy a little of both flavors this month.  Here are a dozen of my favorites from those excursions. Click on an image for a larger file to view and enjoy!

Northern plains ladies-tresses in bloom

Friday night football with a spectacular sunset in Selby, SD

The nearly full harvest moon rising with mule deer in Perkins County, SD

Sica Hollow State Park canopy in late September

An abandoned house along the base of the Coteau des Prairies of northeastern SoDak

Late summer Milky Way over Pioneer Concordia Lutheran of Roberts County

Headlights and taillights along the Big Foot Pass at Badlands National Park

White-tailed buck at Custer State Park

Autumn in the high country of Lawrence County, SD

Mountain Bluebird standing out against the Autumn-hued background

Little Spearfish Canyon fall colors near Savoy, SD

 

June 2021

First light on Bear Butte after a rain storm 

Hard to believe June has come and gone. I covered a lot of ground and saw some unique botany, met some new friends and hung out with old friends and family. Just what a June should be. It was difficult to pull a dozen favorites together for the month, but that is also how it should be a for a camera slinger. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for stopping by!

White Beardtongue at sunset

An Entwife found in SD SoDak

Praire Flameflower at the Dells of the Big Sioux

Blue butterfly portrait

Fenceline sunset

The last of the Yucca blooms

Tall White Bog Orchid

Spotted Coral Root Orchid

Storm brewing over barbwire

Lightning dancing over the Northern Black Hills

Meade County sunset