imagine a world without color…

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy…your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.—Annie Leibovitz

These images were all shot where I grew up in and around BURKE, South Dakota. When I edited some without color I noticed how they made me feel. The moody, timeless nature of Black & White photography I find highly swoon-worthy. Perhaps this year, however, traveling during daylight savings time, the colors inspired me. I hope you enjoy the images and share them with others.

PS The horse’s name is Lil’ Bit. Thank you, Brenda.

ode to Autumn…

October makes me really miss my Dad. He loved this time of year, hunting season, college football (Go Huskers), cooler weather, and the birthdays of his daughters and his granddaughter, Kelsea. I adore this photo of three of my favorite Burke, South Dakota fellows, sadly no longer with us.

Left to right: Louie Tolstedt, John Lillibridge, and Jack Broome.

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

  1. South Dakota
  2. Charlotte, Vermont
  3. The Color Factory/Chicago
  4. Josh Bernbaum glass vase/Art at the Kent
  5. Lake Elmore
  6. Adamant, Vermont Store
  7. Backyard color
  8. More backyard color
  9. Stowe, Vermont farm
  10. Fisherman’s View/Sandwich, Mass