"Meadow at Square Butte"

I love the tall grasses that grow in the meadows in the summers.  Ulm, Montana is just a tiny town, but near it is the very interesting natural formation called Square Butte.  There are actually 11 buttes in Montana with the same name, but this one and the one near Choteau, Montana are the two better known ones.  Near this butte, huge open meadows surround the occasional butte and rolling hills.  This meadow is bisected by Muddy Creek, which allows for tall wild grass to grow, even when the hot weather dries up everything else in the late summer.

"The Restless Beyond"

This photograph is one of a series I took in one evening when I was experimenting with lighting and exposure.  The clouds were moving fast and the light changed from bright to dim several times in the few mintues I took the photographs.  To my immediate right, there was very active lightning and thunder, not to mention the mosquitos were out in full force.  Sometimes it's a little unnerving to be out in the lightning, as it seems to strike a little too close for comfort once in a while.  It's such a powerful part of nature that I can't help but be fascinated by it, but at a distance.