Natural Bridge Falls

While the Natural Bridge collapsed long ago, the waterfall bearing the same name is still flowing strong as illustrated by this photo taken July 5, 2008. It is an amazingly beautiful place and is so wonderfully close to Billings.

Skyline Silhouette

An evening shot of the skyline west of Billings at the Rim Country Land Institute taken in May 2008.

Funky Face

I saw this woman several times before I was actually close enough to her to ask for a photo. I thought it was hands-down the best face paint job of the festival...at least that I saw. The eyes were really crazy looking!!

Campfire

A fire my friends and I built during a trip I made back to Sidney during June 2007.

Slice anyone?

This was taken 12/1/2007, which you'd never guess by looking at it. I love the winters in Billings!! I enjoyed that this gigantic boulder looked like it had been sliced up. Taken while folfing at Phipps Park a.k.a. Diamond X.

Autumn from the Rims

Taken at the beginning of fall 2007 from the top of the rims. I love all the trees in Billings, and they really look beautiful in the fall when they are a million different shades of red, orange, and yellow. Beautiful.

Couch Potatoes

Matt and Keleigh lounge on the big leather sofa. I particularly like that Keleigh is actually using the armrest. Taken during a family rendezvous in Billings during January 2008.

Birdwatcher in Green

Here I am with bird book in hand and camera case slung over my shoulder, wandering around Riverfront Park looking for birds. I am almost unintentionally camouflaged. I don't know if it helped...

Flower

This photo was also taken 4th of July weekend 2008. I love the amazing detail in the yellow center part!

Matt at Charlie's Bridge

This shot was taken 4th of July weekend 2008 when Matt and I were backpacking. The bridge in the background was built entirely by hand by the mountain man that lived in the cabin nearby. It was an amazing testament to hard work, and nature, and time.

Grasshopper in Black and White

I found this little guy this summer trying to figure a way out of my sun porch, which wasn't going well for him/her because the door was closed. I snapped a few close ups to test out the new camera before opening the door for allowing the grasshopper to escape back out to the yard. The camera was still set on black and white, so its pretty "artsy" for a bug portrait.

Solo Mushroom on the Lawn

A very green, grassy scene with a mushroom popping up right in the middle of it. Taken 6/1//2008.

Swallowtail Sideview

I have already included a photo of a swallowtail butterfly, but they are so beautiful, and this angle really captures the beauty of the different colors on their wings.

View from the Top

Here is a classically beautiful photo of our big, blue, Montana sky from on top of the rims. Taken 6/19/2008.