Ripe
Gooseberries ripen early at the tree line. As do other fruits; we found full patches of raspberries later.
Unplugged
Discarded WiFi antennas yellow as they age. One unneeded antenna per device turns into a massive pile of waste.
First Snow
The first snow of the year covers leaves which have not yet fully changed, let alone fallen.
ptarmigan
A white-tailed ptarmigan, halfway molted from summer plumage. I especially like the red eyelid you can see.
pipes
The parts of an old culvert aren’t worth moving away from the crossing they used to serve.
catch the storm
Not 5 minutes before, these clouds were dumping hail on Guenella Pass.
Cold Storage
Train cars wait on a siding by the St Louis river. The night is well into the negatives Fahrenheit.
Green Spiral
This is part of the mixing of architecture and gardening at the McGovern Centennial Gardens in the museum district in Houston.
Southern Glow
The recent magnetic storm was strong enough to have lights showing strongly in the southern skies.
Land Under Stars
The view south from the shoulder of Mt. Bierstadt is softened by moonlight