ConesMarsh
Swamps And Sunsets
My temple is the swamp… When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place, a sanctum sanctorum… I seemed to have reached a new world, so wild a place…far away from human society. What’s … Read more
Sunset Kiss
The business of landscape photography is usually a hit or miss proposition….mostly filled with misses, almost-had-its, and sunsets that were so close to being epic (but fizzled out at the last moment) that you sometimes wonder if it’s worth the time and effort you put into it. But it’s always worth it. Because you won’t … Read more
The Marsh
“The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, – melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness of Nature undisturbed by man.” ~ William Beebe
Firebird – Bald Eagle
A young eagle makes a final pass over Cone’s marsh before sunset. In the distance I can hear the call of Sandhill Cranes, White-fronted Geese, and a family of Trumpeter Swans. The vibrant array of life is indicative of the habitat…a lovely mixture of wetlands and prairie grasses…a natural Iowa landscape that has never fallen … Read more
Muskrat Love
I should have known better than to visit the marsh on a spring evening. It’s a perfect time for muskrat dates…and I’m not a fan of being a couple’s third wheel. Muskrat love however wasn’t quite what I expected. I grew up in the 70’s…and no joke, you can look it up if you don’t … Read more