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Trinkets of a pastor’s wife

I visited the town of Arthur, Neb. last summer after a branding in the Nebraska Panhandle with Brett Erickson. We were lucky that as we walked around the outside of the church, one of the church curators came over to open the building for us. The church was built in 1928 out of straw bales … Continue reading →

Chaps vs jeans

I’ve spent the summer in Santa Fe, NM, but before I left, I made another trip to the Nebraska Panhandle with Brett Erickson for one more branding with our friends in Sioux Co. This image was shot two and a half months ago, but I didn’t accept it until taking a course at the Santa … Continue reading →

The last big family vacation

I’m a senior in college. My parents saw this year as our last opportunity to go on a family vacation without my having to take off from work at the holidays, especially since I may not be in Nebraska if the job demands it. So my mother organized a trip to a resort south of … Continue reading →

Down at the cabin

I posted an image earlier this year of the view from my family’s cabin at Harlan County Reservoir. The sunset framed through the limbs of a fallen tree gave me the inspiration to continue shooting from the beach about 50 feet south of our place. It’s a little further now, with the drought. However, I … Continue reading →

A little on the rough side

It’s hard to pinpoint my favorite memories from the five trips I’ve taken to northwest Nebraska. The look of nauseated shock on a classmate’s face when Ray Semroska pointed out his dog was eating discarded cow ovaries. Slim Reece saying he could get me a yak or an ostrich to ride on our next trip. … Continue reading →

In the water

By the end of the week, I can get a little punch-drunk from lack of sleep. It’s one of those characteristics of the life of a college senior with a full load. At the very beginning of the school year, I didn’t feel like I was “college-y” enough, that I wouldn’t get the full experience … Continue reading →