by Tags These are all the tags used in my gallery. Have fun exploring. Cordilleran FlycatcherAt Klemgard Park near Pullman, a number of these were zooming around the lower branches in search of bugs.Morning Walk on the PalouseThe golden hills of the palouse stretch on forever, as the sun rises through a bit of smoke.2 Months to HarvestWheat grows pretty fast. Wheat planted in May is ready for harvest in August. A row on the edge of this field got a bit of a head start on the growing season.A Lone TreeLonely trees like this stand like sentinals over the otherwise barren landscape. This one helps identify a wellhead.Against the Evening SkySeed pods from a recent bloom reach toward the sky.Barn and Baby BarnAn overgrown road leads to a couple old barns in the heart of the Palouse.BirdYup...Fading MemoriesOld barns like this dot the Palouse landscape, but they're fading fast. Many were built around the same time - when the land was first settled. And they're disintigrating on the same schedule.Flashes of ColorThe persistent Palouse winds make everything a wash of color.Freeze Community ChurchThis church glows in the evening light, surrounded by markers of former worshipers.Freeze Community ChurchThis church in the Palouse occupies a small patch of land surrounded by farms as far as the eye can wander.Great Horned OwlA Great Horned Owl looks for a good daytime roost.Homestead SunsetAnother day ends for an old homestead south of Pullman, Washington.HomesteadThis old house was built by one of the original settlers south of Pullman, Washington. In the back of the house, there is a log cabin - the rest of the house was built around it.MooHow hard can a cow's life be in a place like this? A red barn, green grass... Moo is all I say.Old WindmillOld windmills like this one are quickly becoming a thing of the past.One Man's WeedIs another's flower. These seed pods resemble dill, but I'm not sure of their true species.Palouse FarmIt can be like a puzzle to figoure out the layers of history in a place. Why is this barn here, what happened to it...Palouse FarmA typical farm in the heart of the Palouse.Palouse RoadA road winds through the rolling wheat fields in the Palouse.Quiet EveningSteptoe Butte is usually howling with wind, but on this night it was dead calm.Waiting for the EndThis old grainery just outside of Tekoa Washington was operational until a few years ago. An old mechanism broke, and it'd be $50,000 to fix it - too much to be worth it. So, the structure will likely be taken down in the next couple years.Waves of GrainThe Palouse landscape rolls out in endless undulations.Whitman County GrowersThey're going to need a bigger grainery.Wind and SunOld windmills like this one are being replaced by great white grandchildren in the northern part of the Palouse.Amber Waves of GrainWell, here they are... out on the Palouse.DrawersI don't know why there were so many drawers in this old building in the palouse, but they're all empty now.Flowers and a FieldA few flowers of a cover crop poke through the edge of a field of wheat.HistoryOh the stories the land could tell.HomeFor someone... long ago. It was full of promise and dreams and hope.LandThe Palouse is one of the largest wheat-producing regions in the country, and in the world. Up on hills like this, you can get some sense of the enormity of the place.Layers of ColorFields in various states over the rolling sunrise hills of the Palouse.Palouse ForeverThe rising sun illuminates the rippled landscape of the PalouseSunset at the BarnEnd to another serene day on the Palouse.TextureIs it smooth? Is it rough? Is it arid? Moist? Fertile? Barren? It's simply uniquely the Palouse.That TreeA tree I've visited often. Each time, it's just a little different.This and ThatThe sun strifes a few hills of wheat, scarred by random tracks.Wheat TracksA vehicle drove through this wheat field some time earlier. Often, these are due to spraying the fields with insecticides.And It WasIt was someone's new homestead. It was someone's dream. It was someone's life - someone's life's work. Now, it's all gone, and the earth goes on.Arboreal OutlineThe pattern of a tree's limbs echo so many things in nature - fractal geometry from Nature.Blue and GreenPrimary colors surround an old barn in the heart of the Palouse.CrackedPaint peels from the side of an old building in a town in the Palouse.Crop PatternsAliens don't leave these designs, they simply follow the countours of the earth.Focus on the ViewWhy should fences be boring? At the Dahmen Barn, they aren't.In Rolling HillsUnder blue sky and white cloud, brown dirt yields green life to the sunlight.Into the LushEverywhere, there is green. Each plant filling a niche, growing, flowering, reproducing. It is a dream that we live in.It is LovedThere is no reason for this tree to be here... except that it is loved.oh... and it marks a well head.One More SeasonThe previous winter's heavy snow took many barns. How many seasons will this one see? Hang on a while longer... for the next generation must know you... the current one dreams only of money. An update - the roof of this barn collapsed the following winter.Over Waves of GreenThe view down from Steptoe Butte reveals the complex and wonderful contours of the land.Palouse SunriseDawn cracks through the cloud cover over the endless hills of the Palouse.Red MorningSunrises can be every bit as dramatic as sunsets, but it takes quite a bit of effort to get going so early - especially in the long days of summer.RipplesAnd on and on it goes... miles of rolling Palouse hills interrupted by thin slices of towns and roads.Sweet SunlightLupines wave goodnight to the setting sun on the slopes of Steptoe Butte.The PhotographersThey attempt to capture the sky, but don't realize... they are the stars.Tree and CloudsLand, Tree, Sky... it's all there, just waiting for another day to pass.Waiting for the Winds to ReturnA relic from the past watches over one more young cropZoomed FenceThis technique is simply using a lens's zoom during an exposure. It takes a bit of work to get a usable exposure.BarleyIn addition to wheat, crops include lentils, barley, garbanzo beans, hay, canola and more.Barn and FlowersAn old barn sits over a fallow field of flowering plants in the Palouse. Crops are regularly rotated to help keep the land healthy. This barn collapsed the following winter.Bread in ProgressA field of wheat awaits harvest below stormy skies in the Palouse. Wheat is the most common crop grown in this rich agricultural area.Farming on the PalouseAnother evening in the rolling hills of the Palouse.Field of GoldA field filled with healthy ripe wheat is as good as gold for the farmer. But, nobody counts the harvest until the money is in the bankHarvestA combine mows down the wheat for harvest. When the combine fills, it transfers the load to a waiting truck. During the peak of the harvest season, there is a lot of work to do. These combines run nearly non-stop. It's amazing to ponder the amount of work that was required to harvest these fields prior to mechanization. Hundreds of men and horses were required to do the work that one combine can do today.Hay StackedRolls of hay dry to just the right degree of humidity for long-term storage.Making HayBales of hay await a pickup on a farm south of Moscow, ID in the Palouse.Palouse FarmSteptoe Butte rises over 1000ft from the surrounding landscape, and provides a unique view. These hills were deposited and sculpted during the last ice age, which left a rich loess soil.Palouse SceneA lone tree exemplifies the mood of the PalousePalouse SunriseThe picturesque rolling hilltops of the Palouse region catch the early morning sun. Prior to being settled by westerners, these hills were covered with native grasses and small patches of forest.Palouse ViewSwirling forms of the fields on the PalousePatternsThe Palouse is a great place to study patterns in nature. The sharp patterns of freshly harvested land provide a striking surreal contrast to the soft sky.StormDark clouds gather and winds blow over a field of wheat.StripedLooking down from Steptoe Butte in the Palouse, the patterns of soil and wheat provide a striking contrast in the early morning light.Textures of SunsetAnother day comes to a close on the quiet farms of the Palouse.Tree and SkyA lone tree watches over an expansive freshly shorn wheat field, while the evening sky rises aboveTrimmedTrimmed rows of hay dry in the sun before being gathered into rolls.
