Portfolio Category: Nature

Day’s End

As the sun sinks below the horizon, cold atmospheric temperatures create the glow providing the perfect backdrop for a grove of trees. Driving through central Illinois, and seeing this sunset was a reminder of the natural beauty in the rural areas....
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Blue Bridge

I can remember very vividly the first time I walked across a bridge. I was terrified. Afraid of heights, I couldn’t swim and was sure I was going to fall through one of the boards or the railing on the side into the water below. It did not matter that my cousin was holding my...
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Rustic Stairway

Just about the time you think you are lost or have reached the end of the trail and will have to turn back, you see a stairway. Cloaked in fall colors, this stairway begs you to climb the steps. Keep moving ahead and explore what lies beyond the top step. Will there just be more...
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Fall Splendor

In rural areas where pastures and prairie dominate the landscape, fall colors can be hard to find. As lush green pastures turn dormant in the fall, the colorful leaves of the sumac bush are the only color in the landscape. As the sun began to dip toward the horizon, signaling days’ end in this image,...
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