Tree and Pasture in Rural Montgomery County, Alabama

Tree and Pasture in Rural Montgomery County, Alabama

See this and other Alabama landscapes at the gallery, Alabama the Beautiful.

Darby, Surveying the Landscape for Adventure

Having frolicked through the frigid waters that eventually flow into Black Creek, alongside the Rails to Trails in Fultondale, Darby ascends the banks and surveys the landscape to determine the next adventure that's on her horizon.

Serpentine Landscapes in Marshall County

Serpentine Landscapes in Marshall County, Alabama

Wisps of Color on a Winter Landscape, Alabama

With a conflicted state of mind as to whether actually to stop and photograph on this miserably cold winter morning, I was rewarded with this pre-dawn landscape of two weathering the dreary months in solitude. Here seen as colors were just beginning to decorate the surface and sky.

Recently, I have been told that this somewhat looks like a momma tree and a baby tree growing alongside one another, and I rather like the thought of that.

Wisps of Color on Barren Trees in a Winter Landscape in Montgomery County, Alabama

Pre-Dawn Landscape of Barren Winter Trees, Alabama

On a recent trek across the state, when I had to set out before anything else was stirring, I came across this scene on a bleak winter morning. The sun was just about to break the eastern horizon, and I drove past thinking: (1) there might be something there, and (2) it's cold and I'd really rather not get out of the car. So after a half-mile's worth of deliberation, I turned around, and I'm retroactively grateful to myself for doing so.

Winter Landscape of Lonely Trees near Red Level, Montgomery County, Alabama

This and other scenes from about the state can be found at the "Alabama the Beautiful" gallery.

Sun-Baked Landscape in Jefferson County, Alabama

Somewhere is Jefferson County is this sun-baked landscape. I know it looks like this was taken in hardened desert lands out West, but that's just not the case. For the first person who can tell me pretty specifically where this photo was taken, I will send a free 8x10 of your choosing, from any of the photos available on my website. If you'd like to hazard a guess, just leave your best offering as a comment below, but be sure to include your email address (which it won't show), else I won't know how to get in touch.

On Friday morning, I will post another photo or two showing a broader vista and telling the location of the original. I will also announce a winner, assuming there is one.

So without further ado...