Living History in Clay Center

Every year in October, the Republican Valley Pioneer Festival is held. This picture is from that event. This young man is a re-enactor from a civil war camp. The festival is held at the Clay County, KS Fairgrounds in Clay Center, KS. Maybe you can join us!

Narnia??

No, it isn't Narnia...it is the Clay Center Town Square in the springtime!

A shooting star or a con-trail?

The night I took this picture, there was an active meteor shower. I was not looking for meteors though...I was just taking a picture of my friends' sign. When I got home, this light was on it......what do you think? Meteor or condensation trail from a plane?

Ever seen a baby Pheasant?

The Pheasant Farm near us allowed me to come in when the birds were first hatched, whata rare treat! Imagine these little guys and a thousand of their closest friends, it was an awesome sight.

Is there such a thing as a pretty pig?

By now this pretty pig has served America well, as a Christmas Ham, Breakfast Bacon and maybe even a Pork Tenderloin dinner. Before that though, he posed with the sun shining through the window. Maybe I am weird, but I think it is a pretty pig!

The wonder of Christmas

I adore the look of this photo. My granddaughter found my shoes! The little tutu is one of her favorite play dress up items. Does this look like a Christmas Card?

Just a lucky shot

Paul and I were out at the Jamestown Wetland area in North Central Kansas and we heard what we thought was an Eagle, but upon closer inspection, we saw a Hawk. I was only looking at it through the 300 mm lens and thought, well, I will snap! I am amazed how cool this looks! Double click on it and you can see it much larger!

Showdown at the County Fair

"This Town aint big enough for the both of us!"

These two mean hombres met in the street.

Notice the one on the right marking off paces for the duel at High Noon.

Then he stops, lifts his shirt and says,
"Just don't aim anywhere in this area -that's where my vital organs are"
The other fella agreed.

Before the great duel, the two posed for these last couple of photos, just to show us how big, bad and mean they really were. I'd say the fella in the green shirt won!

Oh wait, that's not mean-ness, that's a smile! Oh, I'm sorry, wrong story, these guys were on their way to the Rodeo!! I guess I got a little carried away! Fair week does that to a photographer!

On Golden Pond???

OK...so Jamie and I go out to scope out scenery to take pictures of. For me, it is great company, for Jamie, it is a nice change from her daily routine of Portraiture. We shoot several pictures of a barn ready to fall over (see below) and then we see this pretty pond. As I am taking pictures, I see something very large moving in the distance, and I mean LARGE, but it took me a second to realize it was a front end loader with it's scoop raised all the way up working in the field behind this pond. But it was so funny to see the peacefulness of this pond at sunset interrupted by a large piece of construction equipment. Jamie teased me that it was the Loch Ness Monster. When he was gone, I took this picture.

A pond ripples in the sunset

Well, you've seen one sunset, you've seen them all.......but I never tire of them. This pond was around the corner from the barn where Jamie and I went to take photos.