Wyoming Autumn

 

Mt. Moran with Aspen

Tetons with the Snake River

T. A. Moulton Barn

Autumn colors below Sheep Mountain

Snake River oxbow with Mt. Moran

A barn from Mormon's Row

Fall colors in Bridger-Teton National Forest

Snake River reflection

Mt. Moran at sunset

Alpenglow on the Grand Teton

A few minutes later as the sun continued to rise

Morning on at the Grand Tetons

A winter of frost and snow

Frosted tree branch in front of a red barn

Red, white and blue along the Big Sioux River near Baltic, SD

Frost on weeds with Sioux Valley Baptist country church in the background

Bald Eagles along the Big Sioux River near Trent, SD

The beginning of a heavy snow event at the Sioux Falls Outdoor Campus

American Tree Sparrow in tall grass

Snowfall at Terrace Park in Sioux Falls

White-tailed deer near Oldham, SD

Lake Whitewood Church (eastern Kingsbury County) on a frosted morning

Trinity Lutheran in rural Kingsbury County

American Goldfinch at the Dells of the Big Sioux near Dell Rapids, SD

A red barn after a foggy morning east of Dell Rapids, SD

December 2021

December sunset beyond St. Ann's Catholic Church near Badus Lake (Lake County, SD)

The last month of 2021 proved to be a grand flourish of photography that included many colorful sunsets, a 10-inch first snow event and then a particularly wonderful trip West River to close out the year. Picking a dozen photos from these events proved difficult, which is good problem to have. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in!

Last of the day's sunlight striking St. Paul Lutheran of Union County, SD and the Loess Hills of Plymouth County, IA in the distance

Northern Cardinal in heavy snow

Phillips Avenue - Sioux Falls, SD

Sculpture with snow - Downtown Sioux Falls, SD

Dawn's first light on Skresfrud Lutheran of rural Lincoln County, SD

Single snowflake

Christmas morning Snowy Owl in southern Sioux Falls, SD

Badlands mule deer in snow

Badlands black and white in winter

Bighorn ram at Badlands National Park

Snowfall through sunlight at Badlands National Park

 

October 2021

Autumn arch along the Big Sioux River near Newton Hills State Park in SE South Dakota

October in this part of the world consists of much beauty. But like most things wonderful, it is fleeting. I happened to be in Butte County, SoDak when the first sunlight of October, 2021 cleared the horizon and bathed the wide open prairie with warm light. Just north of Hoover, I stopped to get a photo of the Autumn colored trees along the south fork of the Moreau River with the Deers Ears Buttes in the far distance. Later I stood atop a rock outcropping taking in the fall colors accenting the Cave Hills in Harding County. You will rarely see a "selfie" here on this photo blog, but I'm adding one this month. Mostly to remember the glorious day that was.  As the month moved along, I was able to spend a couple afternoons and evenings on the complete opposite corner of the state at Palisades State Park. This little park is an Autumn wonder if you can catch the leaf change and evening light right. It was tough to see another Fall season wane away, but all good things must come to an end I'm told. As always, click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in!

The south fork of the Moreau River with Deers Ears Buttes

Yours truly at the Cave Hills of Harding County

Early morning fog near the Mighty Missouri north of Bismarck, ND

Leaf detail found at Palisades State Park

Leaf detail found at Palisades State Park

Early evening at Palisades State Park

Early evening at Palisades State Park

Queen rock at Palisades State Park

Autumn hues at Palisades State Park

Autumn leaf along the Big Sioux River

October sunset

March 2021

Sunset beyond a old country school

The first part of March was quite difficult to get out of doors and into the great wide open for photography. The weather was fine, but I was swamped with work at the day job. A couple images shown here are composites of time lapses I created for said day job. The traffic light photos of downtown Sioux Falls were created from around 20 to 25 minutes of multiple long exposure traffic shots. These images were all pulled together into time lapses used to support Midco Sports Network's basketball tournament coverage. Later in the month I found the first blooming pasqueflowers (for me) of the young spring season. Then at the very end of the month I took a trip to the Fort Pierre area to sit in a blind in order to watch the Greater Prairie-chickens dance and boom for their hens on a lek in rural Stanley County. All in all, it was pretty photogenic month as far as Marches go. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in!

About 20 minutes of traffic on 6th Street in downtown Sioux Falls

Traffic composite looking north over Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls

Spring equinox sunset in rural Lincoln County

Frost melt reflects the sunlight and trees above a newly blooming snow trillium wildflower in Newton Hills State Park

Snail shell found in the leaf litter of Newton Hills State park

First pasqueflower of the year in rural Hanson County, SD

A bouquet of South Dakota's state flower

Sunset in rural SE SoDak

Greater Prairie-chicken dancing to impress a hen

Greater Prairie-chicken at Fort Pierre National Grasslands

Pronghorn in the morning light