Nature
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Lincoln Marsh, Mid-May: The Lush Manicure
Went to Lincoln Marsh today with the kids for another set of photos. There is a manicured order to it all, now that the Spring cleanup is over and that the grasses fall in like soldiers:
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Lincoln Marsh, Mid-Spring 2013: The Fire, The Water, and the In-Betweens
Last time I checked in at Lincoln Marsh it was to document calendrical closing of our durable winter. The crunchy reeds were everywhere and ice mixed with water: As we went through the bucket-style downpours last week, I often thought of what that would mean for the marsh. More water, for one, which would be…
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Closing This Durable Winter (Spring Never Loses)
As we enter the last week of Winter 2013, this winter that started mild then demonstrated a heavy wetness and stubborn staying power, I visited Lincoln Marsh to see what the mood was within the trees and birds and scratchy soil. Here’s what I’ve got: There’s an immense in-between-ness to the fields there. Damp ground,…
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The Scratchy Blue Dusk of Late-Winter Lincoln Marsh
I was traveling back from Champaign and going to Winfield to be with the kids on Christian’s birthday, week before last. The traffic wasn’t bad at all, and I was zooming past Lincoln Marsh before I realized it was dusk with a light snow— a perfect time to capture the place in a different mood,…
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The Denuded Prairie of Lincoln Marsh in Early Winter, 2013
(Continuing my series of Lincoln Marsh Through Time). I popped over to Lincoln Marsh last week. I had wanted to get there at a mor magical hour, right at dusk, but important/ mundane commitments had me there when it was too dark. I ran back to the car, got the tripod, and clicked over to…