Frozen Spray
These icicles are the result of cold nights during the spring thaw. Just up river from this cliff is a waterfall that was creating a cloud of mist, freezing into fantastical shapes along the ledges.
These icicles are the result of cold nights during the spring thaw. Just up river from this cliff is a waterfall that was creating a cloud of mist, freezing into fantastical shapes along the ledges.
The late afternoon lighting gives a unique color to these apple leaves and blossoms.
High water from heavy rain and spring runoff combined filled this dam spillway at Pattison State Park much more than normal, affording the amazing foam patterns and contrast.
This guy had a major haul on a cold morning. He mustn’t like pepperoni, he ate the crust before touching anything else.
Sunsets are almost always beautiful, but they are occasionally something really unusual. This view from Port Wing marina had wonderful high altitude clouds that stayed lit well after the sun was below the horizon.
My old KLR-650 took some gnarly roads. This one near Georgetown is closed most of the year to snow which never fully melts. Getting down involves careful balancing on the top of several cliffs.
These green butterflies are the tailed green jay (graphium agamemnon), native to parts of south Asia and the pacific islands. I had the opportunity to see them at a butterfly exhibit at Como Park Zoo in St. Paul MN.
I needed a break from traveling so I found the most squiggly road on the map and drove up it. Somewhere in norther New Mexico At the end was nothing but a gate to a field but the view coming back down was worth the detour. I didn’t notice the deer until editing.