Ripe
Gooseberries ripen early at the tree line. As do other fruits; we found full patches of raspberries later.
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.
Anything But Sun
I expected to see a sunset over the ocean by Monterey; I forgot about sea fog, which has its own charm.
Ice Storm
Blowing snow gusts across Echo Lake.
frosted
Snow showers break apart and show the sunset. It is about to get much colder.
Dramatic display
This pair of red wing blackbirds was very vocal as I canoed around a bog, and I soon found out they had a nest near by.
the middle is nowhere
The corner between the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas is marked by a survey marker and a couple of cattle gates, if you can find the right farm road.