The Wildness Within

My World

July 15, 2010 on 12:59 pm | In General | 1 Comment

This is my latest inventory of all the creatures here on Caspers Ranch. The thing is i can never get all the elements in a photograph that i want in it. So i have to switch to my collage mode to achieve the desired affect. Its also a way of satisfying my need to ? !

My World jimj10

It all started back in the Walker Art Center days when i would complete a graphic design for a show and then add to it after it was printed for the public.

See this example in the circa 1970’s NOGUCHI’S : Imaginary Landscapes poster i designed for a show.

The Fallen One

July 15, 2010 on 12:34 pm | In Photographs | No Comments

The part that i never talk about in Wildness in the death part. All living things die in order for the living

to carry on. In our animal families on the ranch. We are always walking over the dead ones to get to the living ones.

In this photo it is amazing to see the concern and curiosity of all the animals for the fallen family member.

July 4th Caspers Ranch

July 5, 2010 on 11:33 pm | In Photographs | 1 Comment

Mother Nature gave us some fireworks for this Independence Day

July 4th at Caspers Ranch JimJ10

Misty June

June 30, 2010 on 1:44 pm | In General | No Comments

Misty Landscape in June JimJ10

The Ride to Wildness

June 27, 2010 on 5:58 pm | In General | No Comments

The Ride to Wildness - June 2010 - Caspers Ranch, South Dakota JimJ10

June Wildness

June 6, 2010 on 11:04 am | In Photographs | 2 Comments

The Beauty out here still takes my breath away

After a Great Plains Thunderstorm JimJ10

A Snowy Egret on Caspers Ranch JimJ10

Nine Mile Lake Reflections JimJ10

This reminds me of the great architecture of the Hindu temples in India

Pinkness in June JimJ10

Nine Mile Lakes’ Two Worlds JimJ10

June Sweetness in lavender JimJ10

Into the Storm

May 7, 2010 on 7:13 pm | In General, Photographs | No Comments

Looking West from the ranch into an approaching Spring storm

Into the Storm JimJ’10

Queen of the May

May 7, 2010 on 6:46 pm | In Photographs | No Comments

A Crown of Wool for our Queen of May here on the ranch

Queen of May JimJ10

Deer seen

May 7, 2010 on 6:26 pm | In General | No Comments

Deer seen looking North of the Ranch - May Day

DEER SEEN JimJ’10

The Wildness Way

April 25, 2010 on 6:04 pm | In Photographs | 2 Comments

Framed Wildness or is it a Wildness Frame ?

The roads out here on the ranch are beginning to come back after being underwater due to Spring flooding.

I think thats the way it is when we rediscover our Natural selves. We start to appear on a path of discovery again. After being submerged in the industrial world, a slave to the routine of chores and obligations we find some green space - a Spring feeling to let our souls breathe.

The Wildness Way JimJ10