Category Archives: The Natural

The Unexpected

The winter days, although short, seem long. The winter weeks, although long, seem short. The shadows show up earlier and are longer on my dining room table. And although I spent the week taking beautiful photos of beautiful faces in my community, the flowers begged to have their portrait too. They showed up unexpectedly at...

It’s Wild Out There

I sat in a chair on the prairie, much like the prairie I live on, drinking a beer, with my legs crossed, enjoying my lunch on a fold out table, decorated with a plaid table cloth. Beneath the shade of an umbrella tree. It was just like where I live. But it wasn’t. In the...

A Lap of Land

I read the legend of sleepy hollow every year and this road reminds me so much of an excerpt from the first couple pages… There is a little valley  or rather a lap of land among the high hills, which is one the quietest places in the world. A small brook glides through it, with...

A Grateful Heart

I spent the evening shooting in Pinebluffs last night. I’ve gotten to know the little community much better this past summer and I’m thankful I have. The people there are pretty amazing, and they support one another like you imagine a small town would. The hail damage they endured a couple weeks ago was heart...

The Indian Paintbrush

Wyoming’s State Flower. Have you ever wondered why it’s called the Indian Paintbrush? After shooting it, I needed to find out. And it turns out to be a sweet little story. In summary…… “The Indian Paintbrush got its name from a Native American legend. In the legend a young American Indian wanted to paint the sunset...