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American Lotus Bud
American Lotus Leaves
Aspen and Sumac
$Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado The "quaking" aspen term comes from the way the aspen leaves shimmer in the slightest breeze. The resulting fluttering refraction of light against a bright blue sky, particularly in the fall is very dramatic, and brings tourists to Colorado & Utah by the thousands, especially in the fall. The quaking action is actually due to the shape of the stem, which is flat and when a breeze hits the broad leaf, it results in a pivoting at the attachment point and gives the tree is characteristic motion. A tree full of leaves undergoing this motion has a characteristic whispering sound. Taken with the sight of quivering leaves and an earthy smell to a thick stand of aspens, it makes for a profoundly memorable experience in the American West. This picture was taken after a wind storm in late fall caused a massive leaf fall in this part of the Rio Grande National Forest, near Creede, Colorado. The leaves had literally just fallen with the last 2 hours onto this beaver pond. I was able to photograph them before they deteriorated visibly. I kept hearing a loud crashing sound in the understory about 50 yards to my right, but continued intently shooting. I suddenly heard a voice from the four wheel drive road about 30 yards behind me. "Hey! Did you know there is a bull Moose just below you?", said a kind passerby. I immediately raced to pack up my gear and high tail it back to my car. Meeting a bull Moose in the wild during the fall rut is a very dangerous experience. The bulls are not happy to say the least.$

Aspen Drops
$Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado The "quaking" aspen term comes from the way the aspen leaves shimmer in the slightest breeze. The resulting fluttering refraction of light against a bright blue sky, particularly in the fall is very dramatic, and brings tourists to Colorado & Utah by the thousands, especially in the fall. The quaking action is actually due to the shape of the stem, which is flat and when a breeze hits the broad leaf, it results in a pivoting at the attachment point and gives the tree is characteristic motion. A tree full of leaves undergoing this motion has a characteristic whispering sound. Taken with the sight of quivering leaves and an earthy smell to a thick stand of aspens, it makes for a profoundly memorable experience in the American West. This picture was taken after a wind storm in late fall caused a massive leaf fall in this part of the Rio Grande National Forest, near Creede, Colorado. The leaves had literally just fallen with the last 2 hours onto this beaver pond. I was able to photograph them before they deteriorated visibly. I kept hearing a loud crashing sound in the understory about 50 yards to my right, but continued intently shooting. I suddenly heard a voice from the four wheel drive road about 30 yards behind me. "Hey! Did you know there is a bull Moose just below you?", said a kind passerby. I immediately raced to pack up my gear and high tail it back to my car. Meeting a bull Moose in the wild during the fall rut is a very dangerous experience. The bulls are not happy to say the least.$

Aspen Drops BW
Aspen Leaves and Frost
Aspen Rock cc1.tif
Bamboo Pillars
Bank Door Tight
Barn Owl Portrait
Bhutan Boy Stare Down
Bhutan Cala Lily
Birch Bark
Bird
Blue Flag Iris
Blue Hyacinth Pan
Blue Sage and Bluestem
Bobwhite Post
Brush Creek Reflections
Bug & Purple Flower
Butterfly Blossom Stages
Butterfly Moth
Canada Wild Rye Dew
Canada Wild Rye Switch
Carbide Detail
Cardinal
Cardinal Berries
Cardinal Cedar Bough
Compass Plant
Coneflower Cones
Coneflowers and White..lies
Cottonwood and Sumac ..aves
Coyote Butte Diagonals
Dogwood in Morning Mist
Dogwood on Redbud
Elephant Friends BW
Fall Ecosystem
Fall Maple Dance
Four Aspen Pillars
Friends Forever
Frosted Grass Bundles
Furry Leaf Patterns
Gone to Seed
Graceful Stems
Grass Colors
Grass Colors and Dew
Grass Gems
Grass Trilogy
Grey Waves
Ground Dogwood Archit..ture
Historic Detail
Hosta Fan and Fern
Ice Dreams
Ice Window
Iced Little Bluestem
Icy Creek Art
Jackson County Metalw..k BW
Jonquil Arrows
Jonquil Patterns
Junco and Snowy Cedar
KCP&L Door Detail
Kestrel
Konza Patterns
Late Summer Leaf Bed
Liatris & Indian Grass
Liberty Relief
Library Clock
Library Door
Lily Study One
Limestone Maple
Lion and Iron
Lotus Pan
Lotus Rain Garden
Lunch Line
Magnolia Expression
Milkweed in Grass Jungle
Mintleaf Beabalm
Moon Time Sky
Mourning Dove
Mud and Sunset
New and Old Art BW
Nichols Detail
Nighthawk Wire
North Creek Channel
Oak Reach for Grasses
Ornate Grate
Peering Bobcat
Peering Bobcat
Penstimon Pillars
Pink Lotus
Pink Mood
Pink Primrose
Pioneer Barn Dawn
Plaza Clock Sunset
Pomona Star
Pomona Star BWC
Power and Light Ceiling
Prairie Chicken Side View
Prairie Chicken Stare..Down
Prairie Clover and Mi..weed