Mist Shrouded Oak Savanna

Row of Oaks in Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin

Mist Shrouded Oak Savanna

Moody. A contemplative space.

Black oaks, their looming figures stark against the swirling fog. Prairie grasses, nipped by frost, browned, brittle, curl at the feet of the giant trees.

An oak savanna.

“A savanna is generally defined as a plant community where trees are a component but where their density is ‘…so low that it allows grasses and other herbaceous vegetation to become the actual dominants of the community.'” (Curtis, The Vegetation of Wisconsin).

Photographed at Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.

Maple Leaves

Maple Leaves © 2010 Bo Mackison

Frost in the mornings now. Every morning the outside world has a frosty coating. Tiny crystals shimmer when the sunlight catches them just so. There are whisperings (or mutterings, take your pick) of snow in the forecast. I find this so hard to believe.Wintry weather here so soon?

Wasn’t it just last weekend that I was standing in my art booth, sweltering in the humidity, wondering how many 90˚ days in a row we’d had in Wisconsin?

Frosted Seedhead – Morning in Owen Conservation Park

Seedheads with Bokeh at Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin

Frosted Seedheads © 2010 Bo Mackison

Another photo from early morning in Wisconsin. Frost and mist give an extra bit of mood to a field of prairie flower seed heads.

Photographed at Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.

Good Morning, November – Misty in Owen Conservation Park

Good Morning, November © 2010 Bo Mackison

Frosty, misty, so early in the morning, the earth hasn’t had time to put on her proper colors. Still in that early morning froth of pink. Photographed at Owen Conservation Park on Election Day morning.

What will this day hold?

Not Your Typical Pumpkin Patch

Not Your Typical Pumpkin Patch © 2010 Bo Mackison

Something simple for Halloween Day. A rather atypical pumpkin patch.

This may be the most innately creative pumpkin I’ve seen this Halloween season.