On an Early May Afternoon I went out to Nine Mile Prairie in between Two Storms. It had just Stopped Raining when I arrived and Dark Clouds were still Nearby. I had Three Hours to wander around and Look at the New Clouds Rolling in from the West before the Next Storm Began…
Tag: Wind
April in the West Draw
On a very Cool and Overcast late April Day at the Mouth of the West Draw I visited my Old Friend, the Goner Cottonwood. Then by following the Water Upstream the Afternoon revealed bright New Blooms, some more recent Wind Damage & a few faded Remnants of the Old Year.
A Good Friday in the Rain
As I Went Out on Good Friday Morning, the Rain began as soon as I was through the Gate and Walking across the Prairie. For the First Few Hours it was Merely Damp. But later in the Morning the Sound of Thunder and a Harder Downpour told Me: “Ite, Missa Est…”
A December Ice Storm Comes
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- An Ice Storm Approaches at Nine Mile Prairie
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- Moisture Bends the Fall’s Grasses Down
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- Ice Forms Down in the Big South Draw
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- The Temperature Is Falling into the Low Twenties
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- Old Trees on the Edge of the Draw Have Toppled
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- A Recent Wind Broke the Brittle Standing Dead Ones
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- Grandmother Cottonwood Is Losing Her Limbs
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- Her Crown Is Showing the Toll of Many Winters
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- The Sky Lowers Filled with Moisture
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- An Ice Shroud Begins to Form on the Living and the Dead
Try and Catch the Wind
I spent an afternoon shooting
Wild Plum
in the Strong April Wind…
Wild Plum Blossoms Opening
The wild plum blossoms began opening
at Nine Mile Prairie this year
on a cloudy blustery March 30
with the smell of rain on the wind.
Enjoy this cinematic display
of spring’s aching newness…
A Snow Storm from February 2014
Here is a little selection of pictures
made in late February in the falling snow.
November’s Soft Light
Here is a slideshow of
a few images from November.
To see the entire collection of 155 photos click on
A Circle Around the Sun above and then on November.
