Landscapes & Nature

Fire in the Sky from 35000 Feet

This huge thunderstorm was shot out of the window of a plane at 35000 feet somewhere over the desert southwest as the sun set in the west. Awesome and beautiful as long as you don't have to fly through it.

Road to Cave Point

On a cool September autumn morning, a blacktop road winds through the woods along the Lake Michigan shore to Cave Point County Park near Whitefish Dunes State Park in Door County, Wisconsin.

The Narrow Path

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." -- Henry David Thoreau

The Silent Woods

"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." --Henry Van Dyke This digital peice started as an 8-frame panorama photograph of the woods around Parnell Tower in the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in southeast Wisconsin. I wanted to make something surreal and somewhat abstract out the autumn forest scene.

Forest Stairs

"The world's a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray." --George Villiers A staircase rising out of a small ravine along the Seven Bridges Trail in Grant Park, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

That Lonesome Road

"If I had stopped to listen Once or twice If I had closed my mouth And opened my eyes If I had cooled my head And warmed my heart I'd not be on this road tonight Carry on Never mind feeling sorry for yourself It doesn't save you from your troubled mind Walk down that lonesome road All by yourself" -from That Lonesome Road" by James Taylor

Ethereal Flow

"In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time." --Leonardo da Vinci A small waterfall in Lake Park on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Waterfall

I discovered this little waterfall in a park just steps away from my home. I'll be going back here quite often.

The Century Oak

The Century Oak, located in the heart of Texas A&M University campus, is a place that holds a special place in the heart of many Aggies. Well over 100 years old, the tree, a live oak, was one of the first trees planted on the massive 5,200-acre campus. The tree has been the site of numerous marriage proposals, weddings and tourist snapshots because of its immense size and its unique drooping branches, many of which rest on the ground.

Ice Age Trail Near Lapham Peak

I am blessed to live so close to such a wonderful hiking trail known as the Ice Age Trail. This part of the path is in the Kettle Moraine State Forest Lapham Peak Unit in southeast Wisconsin near Delafield. Day 227 of my 365 photo a day project.

Frozen Stillness

"The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels." --Georg Trakl An old abandoned and forgetten home sits in the frozen stillness of a mid-winter Wisconsin morning.

Soft Grass

When you take the time to really look at something, even a single blade of grass, it becomes something mysterious and awesome. Day 267 of my 365 photo a day project.

Whisper

Nature speaks. We are simply not quiet enough or patient enough to hear it. All Rights Reserved. No use without permission.

Blossom in the Darkness

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present." --Francis Bacon A close-up shot of a daisy blossom with a single light above, illuminating the darkness.

Spring Blossom

Another early Spring blossom, this one brought inside to isolate it on a bright white background.