Hasty Retreat

 
I had never seen a Chinese Goose before I spotted these two at a state park in Western Iowa. I approached cautiously, and they ignored me until I moved in to get a better shot. Once they decided I was just a little too close, they stepped off the bank and swam quickly away. The [...]

Frozen Fish

Can you see it? Look closer…now do you see the outline of the fish in the pattern of the ice? The mouth, eye, gills, and fins – they are all there! I found many patterns in the ice that winter day, but this one wasn’t just random ice crystals. If I had come along later [...]

Sycamore Sun

In early spring there isn’t much left on the trees from the previous fall and winter. This seedpod caught my eye, hanging there all by itself swinging in the wind. The tenacious little thing wasn’t about to let go and join its’ brothers who already littered the forest floor.
Another reason I like this photo is [...]