Lashing Out
San Rafael Swell, Utah
2023

The Usual Suspects #3
San Rafael Swell, Utah
2023

After 20 years plus of POTD posts, you have to forgive me for reusing certain titles, often for unrelated images, something that I try not to do. I realized after naming this one that I’d actually used the same name only recently, so I probably shouldn’t have recycled it again so soon. But the first time (that I remember anyway) using it was way back in 2017 so on average (says the statistician) they’re spaced pretty far apart. In this case, the usual suspects are a lineup of very nicely preserved pictographs.

Seeing Things–The Acolyte
San Rafael Swell, Utah
2023

It seems that, especially recently, I post images of creatures or people I see in rocks, trees, whatever. It’s kind of like seeing shapes in in clouds I guess. Anyway, as a result, I’ve decided to create a named series of images appropriately titled Seeing Things.

The wall of this cave or alcove we were in contained a long band of highly stained rock in which the Fashion Queen claimed she could see images from the Stations of the Cross. I couldn’t see them but then she’s the one who was raised Catholic, not me. I could however make out this dark-hooded, robed figure holding what I imagined to be a long-handled candle lighter. Perhaps I saw that because a young kid in the far past I participated in lighting candles in the Presbyterian Church my folks took us to. In my case though the robes I wore were white and not hooded, but close enough. Either that or its a kid wearing a hooding holding a fishing rod.

Today’s the Day
American Prairie, Montana
2022

Happy National Bison Day!

Well Fed
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

What’s for dinner!?

Across a Crowded Room
Bozeman, Montana
2023

Flotilla
Bozeman, Montana
2023

Pleasure Palette
Bozeman, Montana
2023

Nothing scary about this Halloween photo–except for the realization that these leaves will soon be covered by cold winter snow for some time to come.

A Fine Smattering
Bozeman, Montana
2023

A collection of rain-kissed aspen leaves in a variety of shades of yellow and red on nicely lichen covered boulders. I couldn’t have composed this if I’d tried.

Foggy Morning
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

Now seems a good time to be posing some recent fall color photos–or maybe past time given we in the middle of our first snowstorm of the winter after a long and lovely Indian Summer.