Red Leaf, Afloat in the Prairie © 2007
Caught in golden grass
As red oak leaf drifts to earth
Seeks freedom of wind.
Photographed on November 10, 2007 at Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.
Red Oak Leaf, Caught in Prairie Grasses
November 13, 2007 by 9 Comments
Monkey King Gate
November 10, 2007 by 8 Comments
Intricate Ironworks © 2007
Metal monkey kings
Arms curved, crowns atop their heads
Downtown protectors.
This gate was seen in downtown Indianapolis, found across the street from Monument Circle and Indiana’s State Capitol Building. Yes, I know that the intricate metalwork has a traditional pineapple pattern, but I prefer to imagine it as the monkey king gate. Can you make out the monkeys’ faces, each one with his arms curved over his head, crowns atop each head in the center of each panel?
What happy monkeys!
Photographed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Transparency and Curves
November 8, 2007 by 7 Comments
Glass Architecture © 2007
The space within becomes the reality of the building. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
Another urban photo from Indiana. This glass structure spans a main thoroughfare in downtown Indianapolis and is the city’s performing arts center. This photograph was taken on an early Sunday morning when the streets were deserted.
Early November in Wisconsin
November 7, 2007 by 5 Comments
Autumn in Layers © 2007
Not yesterday I learned to know
The love of bare November days
Before the coming of the snow….
– – – Robert Frost “My November Guest”
The earth is covered knee deep in leaves in the wooded areas of Owen Park, but there are a few trees refusing to drop their leaves and the sumac still shows red.
Owen Conservation Park, Madison, Wisconsin November 1, 2007.
Living on the Edge
November 6, 2007 by 2 Comments
Tree with a Lake View © 2007
I am not an adventurer by choice, but by fate. ~ Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
This tree took root on the edge of a rocky precipice. Will there be a plunge into Lake Michigan in its near future?
Photographed in Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
