Portfolio Category: Nature

Rain Delay

Each image I share in my portfolio tells a story. Sometimes there is more than one story in the image; it’s all how you interpret the scene. Some of my colleagues in agriculture will not view this image as a pleasant. What they see is one more time a rain will delay...
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Stormy Rainbow

Nebraska author Willa Cather said, “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” Why this quote popped into my head while I was shooting this image, I really don’t know. I had not recalled it for years until this rainbow appeared. What I do know is I almost missed...
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Waiting to Sing

Many times rural folks do not realize that birds, like the red-winged black bird in this image, reside in urban areas.  It is easy to assume most birds, like other species of wildlife, prefer to live outside the city limits. It is not unusual to see red-winged blackbirds in my urban neighborhood. In fact many,...
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Cherry Blossoms in the Fall

Long after the blooms have withered away, the leaves of the cherry trees provide the color for a spectacular celebration of fall. The visitors attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in the spring have no idea what they’re missing in the fall. Beautiful fall colors in the city. In this image, the Jefferson Memorial is surrounded...
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