Great States

We'll give Yosemite a little break and see some of the wonders of the other great states.

This is a picture of an indian paintbrush and a jaro blossom. I gave it the watercolor treatment and it certainly grabs your attention with that color.

This picture is of a snag in South Carolina that is covered with fungi. It's rather striking with those rich red-browns and the white fringe. The rich diversity of life in those southern forests is amazing, considering that much of those lands were once barren cotton fields.

These next two pictures were from the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. This is a very interesting place for me, as it is where East meets West. Where else can you see ponderosa pine mingling with paper birch? Throw in some oaks, aspens and spruce, and you have a diverse ecosystem full of vigor, wildlife and flora.