The Penthouse
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Wyoming
2026

Lord of the Marsh
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Wyoming
2026

A detail shot of the sculpture The House of Lords and Marsh Grasses, by Walter Matia.

Regal
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Wyoming
2026

This crippled bald eagle has spent many years by itself in an outdoor cage. I don’t know how it’s doing mentally but it certainly has maintained its dignity visually.

Bare Tree #160
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

The little curly curlicue forming the shape of an eye caught my own eye’s attention.

Struggle
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

A sagebrush plant struggles to establish itself on the rocky ridge that is struggling to keep itself together as the sagebrush roots slowly break its layers apart.

Mushroom Skyline
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

Rooted in Power
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

I’m not sure what actually happened here but it appears that the thin friable layers of rock were shoved from their orderly arrangement by the roots of a persistent sage brush plant.

Prickly Pear Perch
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

A prickly pear cactus precariously perched on a thin eroding wall of dirt.

Conjoined Twins
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

Early Light
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026