August 2020

Democracy Chained
Wichita, Kansas
2003

This image actually appeared as a POTD back in it’s early days in 2003 when there were but a handful of people accessing it. But it has been coming to mind lately as I read about all the efforts to stifle voting in the upcoming national election. Voting rights are or should be sacred in this country and what is happening right now is a scary omen of what may be to come. Folks, this is no way to run a democracy!

An Unfortunate Demise
Bozeman, Montana
2020

An ill-timed airborne attempt at establishing a romantic relationship distracted this dragonfly from the most important task at hand (watching where it was going) lead to a fatal crash into our window.

Bare Tree #53
Bozeman, Montana
2020

I’m getting kind of a pelican vibe from this shot.

Still Life With Socks
Bozeman, Montana
2020

Waiting out the dog days of summer at our cabin outside of Bozeman. We’ve had the place so long the place is stating to take on a vintage look. Note the boombox circa 1987 on the shelves and the slightly more recent VCR player above it–all the civilization you need. Well, those two things, the LCD TV, internet access (however poor) and a few other things and it’s all you need.

Crow Totem
Bozeman, Montana
2020

No Macro Lens No Problem
Bozeman, Montana
2020

I’m still messing around with my new scanner. The resolution is quite amazing, allowing close-ups that would make many macro lens envious. This is a photo  of a decaying aspen leaf and the vertical dimension of the photo covers less than half an inch of the leaf. It shows details that at least my old eyes cannot visually distinguish.

Dishwasher Discovery
Bozeman, Montana
2020

I ordered a new scanner recently with the intent to scan hundreds of slides that have been sitting in a box in the attic for decades. So did I jump right into that task as soon as it arrived? No of course not. Instead, I decided to see what else I could scan with it, you know, fun things like this mouse skeleton I found last spring under the dishwasher at our cabin when I was hooking it up after having drained it for the winter last November.

Still Life With Granite
Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming
2020

Bare Tree #52
Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming
2020

The Hook (Bare Tree #51)
Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming
2020