“October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came— The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band.” ~George Cooper
Tag: Custer State Park
“Autumn: The Season Of The Soul”
“Come To The Pond Or The River Of Your Imagination” – Mary Oliver
“Autumn Dancing In The Forest”
“When Ice Reflects Winter’s Miracles”
“Where Pine Trees And Snowballs Are Born”
“The Color Of Springtime Is In The Flowers, The Color Of Winter Is In The Imagination” – Ward Elliot Hour
“Peace Comes In All Kinds Of Forms”
“Oh Great Tatanka, what would we do without your message, will, and strength to survive all things?”
Tatanka is a Lakota word meaning “Big Beast”. For the Northern Plains People Tatanka meant “life”. For more, see the Story Of The Bison. Photo taken during the Legion Lake Fire after all the buffalo in the area migrated south to Wind Cave National Park, SD – December 2017.
“Autumn Is A Second Spring When Every Leaf Is A Flower”
“I’m So Glad I Live In A World Where There Are Octobers”
“Coyote Reminds Us Of Survival, To Savor The Humor And Magic In Life…And The Unexpected”
The Sacred Beauty Of The Black Hills Byways Of South Dakota
“Don’t Destroy Bridges, Preserve Them And Build More”
Beaver Creek Bridge was built in 1929 in Wind Cave National Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This builders of the builders of the bridge at the time wanted to create the illusion that the concrete arches rise naturally from the rock walls on opposite sides of the canyon. The nature of this bridge makes it historically significant. It is the only bridge of its particular arch type in the State of South Dakota. It is also only one of three “most significant bridges” in the Rocky Mountain region. Read more. Photo taken by Lisa Kay Photography on a frosty day March 11, 2017.