Portfolio Category: Rural

Quiet Light

Most days this image would just capture stump, rock, and a pile of fallen tree branches. The dim morning light transforms that stump, rock, and fallen tree branches into a quiet challenge to forge ahead and look beyond the obstacles find what is on the other side. Common sense wants to take over, telling you...
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The Storms in the Neighborhood

On a hot summer’s evening while taking a walk through a soybean field, storm clouds were gathering. Storm clouds are one of the most unpredictable forms of nature. In an instant, these clouds can destroy crops or bring much needed moisture to support their growth. The landscape of angry looking clouds and the growing crops,...
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The Trail

A friend confided in me that when he needed to think he always walked a portion of a trail along the river. He referred to these walks as his nature therapy session. I have never seen the area he described, but found a spot of my own. This trail is in a woods not far...
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The Martin Barn

It stood for decades along U.S. 81 in southeast Nebraska. The Martin Barn, a local landmark, kept watch over millions of travelers as they passed by on U.S. Highway 81 that stretches from Mexico to Canada. Just as monuments made of marble and stone honor the founders of our country, this barn was a landmark...
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