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It’s a Jungle Out There

• May 30, 2023 • 2 Comments

Posted in Conservation, family, Fitness, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, wildlife
Tags: nature, trees

Tranquility

• June 29, 2022 • 1 Comment

Posted in Conservation, Fall, family, hiking, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fall, iowa, landscapes, nature, parks, ponds, seasons

Country Weekend

• June 28, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Conservation, farming, farms, flowers, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, Madison County, nature, outdoors, Photography, travel, Travel Photography, wildlife
Tags: country, farms, iowa, landscapes, maidson county, nature, outdoors, summer, wildflowers

Total Eclipse

• June 27, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Astrophotography, iowa, landscapes, Photography
Tags: blood moon, eclipse, iowa, moon, nature, night, polk county, raccoon river park, red, west des moines

A Few From Different States

• June 26, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Posted in georgia, iowa, new mexico, Photography, state parks
Tags: alamogordo, fall, madison county, nature, rivers, white sands

To Brighten The Day

• May 28, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Posted in families, family, flowers, gardens, hiking, iowa, outdoors, Photography
Tags: Alliums, des moines, hiking, iowa, Irises, nature, purple flowers, summer, white flowers

Faithful Sidekick

• April 30, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Posted in animals, bird dogs, family, iowa, nature, Photography
Tags: 4 wheeling, dogs, families, farms, friends, hiking, hunting dogs, iowa, labs, nature, walking

Last Holdouts

• October 15, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: daisy, flowers, lakes, nature, wildflowers

In the Meadows

• October 15, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: fall, hiking, iowa, meadows, nature, parks, seasons, trails, walking

Love those Trees

• October 11, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: fall, iowa, maffit lake, nature, oak trees, parks, seasons, trees

Morning at the Park

• May 9, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Posted in family, iowa, Photography
Tags: blooming trees, blossoms, city parks, des moines, des moines river, family, flowers, hiking, iowa, nature, parks, picnicks, walking, waterworks park

Playing with Water

• December 22, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in lakes, Photography
Tags: iowa, lakes, nature, polk city, rivers, saylorville, spillways, water

Through the Mist

• October 2, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in nature, Photography, wildlife
Tags: cranes, des moines, des moines river, egrets, herons, iowa, nature, parks, river, waterworks park

Flights of Fancy

• September 29, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in nature, Photography, state parks, wildlife
Tags: egrets, flying, herons, hiking, iowa, lakes, nature, parks, walking, wildlife

Still Bitter

• September 29, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography, wildlife
Tags: fall, fish, heron, iowa, nature, outdoors

Dinner Time

• September 27, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in nature, Photography, wildlife
Tags: birds, blue heron, fall, fishing, herons, hiking, nature, wildlife

Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge pt 2

• June 22, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: bison, buffalo, family, hiking, nature, parks, prarie, state park, walking, widlife, wildflowers

Neal Smith Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Pt 1

• June 22, 2017 • 1 Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: buffalo, habitat, nature, prarie, refuge, wildflowers, wildlife

Buffalo, Buffalo and More Buffalo pt 1

• June 21, 2017 • 1 Comment

Posted in nature, Photography
Tags: bison, buffalo, family, habitat, nature, outdoors, parks, state park, wildlife, wildlife refuge

WaterFoul

• November 16, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in nature, Photography, wildlife
Tags: ducks, geese, lakes, nature, parks, pelicans, rivers, wildlife

Early Morning Fog

• November 15, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in black and white photography, Photography
Tags: black and white, fog, lakes, nature, parks, photography, rivers, weather

Madison County

• October 22, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography
Tags: fall, farms, iowa, nature, seasons

Dale Maffitt Reservoir

• October 20, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography
Tags: fall, iowa, lakes, landscapes, nature, reservoir, water

Time to Fly

• October 20, 2016 • 1 Comment

Posted in nature, Photography
Tags: fall, geese, iowa, lakes, nature, water, water foul

All About the Trees

• October 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography, seasons
Tags: fall, fall foliage, iowa, landscapes, nature, seasons, trees

In the Shadows

• October 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in black and white photography, landscapes, Photography
Tags: black and white photo, fall, iowa, lakes, landscapes, nature, photography

Roads Less Travelled

• October 17, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography, writing
Tags: country, fall, iowa, landscapes, nature, parks, poetry, roads

Country is for Relaxing

• October 16, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography
Tags: driving, fall, iowa, landscapes, nature, parks, reflections, seasons

Tranquility

• October 15, 2016 • 1 Comment

Posted in Fall, landscapes, Photography
Tags: fall, iowa, landscapes, nature, parks, ponds, seasons

Country Weekend

• July 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: country, farms, iowa, landscapes, maidson county, nature, outdoors, summer, wildflowers

Beautiful Weekend in the Country

• July 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Photography
Tags: country, iowa, madison county, nature, outdoors, praries, summer, wildflowers

Wildflowers

• June 30, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in nature, Photography
Tags: bumble bees, iowa, landscapes, madison county, nature, orange, pollination, praries, summer, wildflowers

Good Day for a Drive

• June 30, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography
Tags: churches, country, flowers, iowa, landscapes, madison county, nature, wildflowers

Mornings at the Lake

• April 6, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in hiking, landscapes, Photography
Tags: des moines, iowa, nature, outdoors, polk county, seasons, spring, storms, walking, weather

White Christmas?

• December 24, 2015 • 3 Comments

Posted in black and white photography, Christmas, family, holidays, iowa, nature, Photography, seasons, winter
Tags: country, des moines, nature, outdoors, snow, trees, weather

I Am Loving The Fall

• October 7, 2015 • 4 Comments

Posted in iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography
Tags: animals, birds, butterflies, country, cranes, des moines, fall, iowa, lakes, maffitt, nature, polk county, water, weather

Total Eclipse

• September 28, 2015 • 2 Comments

Posted in iowa, landscapes, Photography
Tags: blood moon, eclipse, iowa, moon, nature, night, polk county, raccoon river park, red, west des moines

If Only it WAS Fall

• July 7, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography
Tags: cool, dogs, fall, flowers, hiking, lazy susan, nature, orange, park, pink, temperature, walking, west des moines, wildflowers

Summer Day that feels like Fall

• July 27, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in landscapes, Photography
Tags: birds, country, farming, hay fields, iowa, madison county, nature, praries

Adding Photos

• February 23, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in georgia, iowa, new mexico, Photography, state parks
Tags: alamogordo, fall, madison county, nature, rivers, white sands

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