Working At Home

Brrrrrrrr … getting cold in the morning here. So cold, that I decided to “work at home” the other morning. That way, I would be close to the house … and warmth! I should clarify things. I love the fall and winter, and even enjoy getting out in the brisk mornings. But the first few […]

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Frosty Hogback

On the final morning of my recent covered bridge photo trip, an early morning trip to the Hogback covered bridge was filled with photo opps. Temperatures were in the 20’s (F) and there was a blanket of heavy frost all over the landscape! Fortunately, I had my macro lens with me on the trip, so […]

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Fall Colors on the Prairie

(This post originally published in October 2010) Here are a few images I recently took in the Prairie Meadow, exhibiting the fall colors that are now upon us. The first image is a sunflower that is covered with the early morning frost:   The meadow is covered with Smooth Sumac that is now showing their […]

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When Hell Freezes Over (Re-post)

(This post originally published in October 2010) Yesterday morning was spent in my nearby Prairie Meadow. During the evening news the night before, the weather forecast was “colder temperatures with frost”. Now anytime I hear the words “frost” or “fog” or “snow”, I already have my arms full of camera gear and one foot out […]

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A Visit with Jack Frost, Part 2

In Part 2 of my “Visit with Jack Frost” series, I am featuring some of the prairie plants with seedheads or berries that I captured with frost. This first image is a seedhead of the very invasive and undesired Sumac. Sumac can be extremely photogenic, especially the seedheads or the fall foliage, but it tends […]

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A Visit With Jack Frost, Part 1

Yesterday morning, I made an early morning trip to a local prairie. During the weather segment of our local news, I heard the “Good News” … Jack Frost would be visiting us overnight! When Tuesday morning came, I got up, put on several layers of clothes (the air temperature was in the teens), grabbed one […]

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