The eagles are all over in the trees by the river.

And ice means...

EAGLES!!!!!

Then everything into white

Everything into brown

Fall color explosion

This year fall felt a long time coming with the extended heat. BUT when it came...it was lovely.

A turbulent afternoon

This was a STORMY afternoon - really I felt quite foolish for standing out taking pictures.

Another beautiful evening

Living tsunami

Throughout the fall there are huge corridors of migrating birds. These are red-wing blackbirds.

Magritte -esque cloudy fall day

I had to stop on the side of the road to capture this. Unfortunately the limitations of a lens cannot capture the magnificence of a fall midwestern country sky. Expansive.

Rollin' up river

LOTS of barges pass through during the unfrozen months.