I'm back (kind of)

Shot last Spring

January sunrise

Smithville Lake, a year ago.

It was this cold and snowy last year

 

Let's not forget it, right?

Or Olivet. Whatever

 

I've been meaning and wanting to shoot this for a long time. I saw this sign near Smithville Lake last year, just after I moved in and noticed the flub. So here you go, a bit less "artsy" today but maybe, possibly a bit more amusing, I hope. I did try to crop it artfully for you. Have a great day.

Early Summer sunset

 

...taken at about 60 miles per hour. I liked how it turned out. It was a brilliant evening.

Spring sunset

I saw this while driving by and was immediately reminded of the houses with shadows of Winslow Homer.

Spring green

Shot at Smithville Lake just off 169 Highway in early May.

Spring on the farm

I keep shooting this barn since it's close to my house.  I like the look and balance of it and it's great to see it through the seasons.  So far I've gotten it from Fall, through Winter and now this.

contrasts

I shot this as I do so many things, on the way to work one morning in March.  I saw it, while driving out of my neighborhood and liked the linear nature of the grass, the mix of colors and the textures.  While most everything else was still brown or grey, the bush was brilliant and the grass was coming on green, as you can see.

April crest

Spring is another thing, especially in Northwest Missouri, that seems easy to shoot.  So much color after being so grey and brown for so long.

peeking

Shot along the highway in Smithville, along 169 Highway last month.

April Spring

So many times, I'll be driving along and see things I want to shoot.  However, at that point, I usually have to slow the car, turn around and go back to get it.  This was just such a case.  I saw these trees in bloom about 2 weeks ago, along the highway in Smithville.  I knew I had to go back right then and shoot them---there were 4 of them.  The light and blooms, everything, was right, right then.  Or I thought so, anyway.

Spring prep II

On the way to work at the end of March, just South of Smithville and the lake.

Old grass, new fence

I shot this in my neighborhood in Smithville at the end of March.  I saw it earlier in the season and meant to get it before this.  I was struck by the coincidence that this new fence and last season's pampas grass were the same color.  Being the beginning of Spring, there hasn't been that much color.  The rich, deep gold of it stood out in the area.

Spring prep

Shot just South of Smithville and Smithville Lake at the end of last month.

early Spring on the farm

Shot just South of Smithville Lake on the way to work at the end of March.

Sunrise on the lake II

Again, Smithville Lake on the way to work, March 16 this year.  It started out misty and soft but became a brilliant, beautiful day.

Late Winter sunrise

Also shot, once again, on the way to work, just around Smithville last month (March 16, to be exact).  I've shot this same drive to "the farm" several times (if you've been paying attention).  With the frost, I thought it nice.  

Sunrise on the lake

I shot this mid-March last month, exactly one month ago because it was the morning of the 16th, on the way to work.  As always, to date, if it's here and it's a lake, it's Smithville Lake, North of here.  It was a mild, misty morning and I loved the scene on the lake and how this turned out.

Sunrise, Smithville Lake, January

On the way to work