"The Staredown"...

An almost-ten-point, white-tailed buck stares me down.
You can see his battle wounds near his rib cage. Larger bucks tend to have these regularly.

Central Arkansas.
Photo # K08_3697sq.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Brothers in Summer"...

Wild white-tailed bucks making rounds, near Conway, Arkansas. Summer, 2025.
Photo # K08_4042c.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Blue Paradise"...

"Blue Paradise"

Vertical infrared panorama. Lake Maumelle, Arkansas. 
Photo # IM7_6830-37.
(c) Kelly Shipp

Patterns...

 "Patterns"

Some see patterns, some see chaos. That's what's great about nature.

Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) in its habitat, Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas.  Infrared.
Photo # IM5_4614bwc.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

 

"Generations"...

These seven acres of Wye Mountain are well known. These are the source of the annual Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival during the Spring.
You are viewing the acreage from the Harmon Memorial. The Harmon family, who managed the fields for generations, eventually passed the torch to the local church and local groups to continue the tradition.

I chose the late afternoon sun for more dramatic lighting, both for the field and for the cross. This was taken in the summer and I wanted to show how beautiful it is off-season, without the daffodils.
Wye Mountain, Bigelow, Arkansas.
Photo # IM7_6891-94bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

 

Roots...

The sun peeks through the branches of this large oak tree next to the Wye Mountain Community Building.
Wye Mountain, Bigelow, Arkansas.

Photo # IM7_6876bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Rake and Fog"...

 

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Hot Springs Country Club, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Photo # DSCF7984bwm2sq.
(c) Kelly Shipp