Sailboat on Green Bay at sunset as seen from Tennison Bay with the Strawberry Islands and Chambers Island in the background. The sky had an eeriness to it all day as the Great Lakes region was receiving the smoke from Canadian wildfires, but the impact on the sunset at this point in the day was…
A maturing Wisconsin hardwood forest near Tennison Bay along Shore Road – Peninsula State Park. I like the peacefulness of these woods. The picture is a high-definition panoramic shot, created with multiple exposures merged together. It is a technique to create enough pixels to enlarge to poster size or bigger. Or in this case, it…
Surrounded by mixed deciduous and evergreen forest, Bigelow Pond offers a quiet and scenic resting spot – Bigelow Hollow State Park. I cringed a little as we were driving through Connecticut and I would see exits for “New York City” and other major cities. Don’t get me wrong, my only trip to Manhattan was wonderful…
The Baraboo Bluffs is a great study of geologic processes, from the formation of ancient quartzite, uplift of the Baraboo Range, significant river erosion and finally glacial sculpting and the deposit of terminal moraines, all of which created the setting for this view from the East Bluff Trail – Devil’s Lake State Park. I liked…
I came across a quote from American poet Katherine Edelman when I was in high school and 50 years later it still inspires me: “To be curious is to be alive, to sense the wonder in things great and small.” The orchid-like Polygala paucifolia, aka Gaywings or Fringed polygala, is one of those small wonders…
A calm and sunny day along the west coast of Lake Superior, but this famous lighthouse guided mariners through gale and storm from 1910 to 1969 – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The melody of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” came to mind as I stood here, knowing that everything was so different the…
A treasured member of the Orchid family, Cypripedium parviflorum, or Yellow Lady’s Slipper, makes a colorful appearance along the Holz Trail near Door County’s Europe Lake – Newport State Park. Such a fitting name. And with that brilliant color, no wonder bees and other pollinators are drawn in. (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100 MACRO 100mm…
Smooth stone beach and the crystal-clear waters of Green Bay from Peninsula State Park . Established in 1909, Peninsula’s 3,776 acres has eight miles of shoreline in Door County and is Wisconsin’s third largest state park. I found this spot quiet and calming, with a warm afternoon sun making it a pleasant retreat late in…
Autumn leaves surround the North Shore Pavilion at Devil’s Lake State Park as seen from the West Bluff Trail. I remember climbing this bluff as a kid in different seasons of the year. Those crisp, sunny, autumn days would be my favorite. (Baraboo, Wisconsin) ≡ Canon R5/RF24-240 118mm f10 1/320sec iso250