Riggs Union Church, Boone County

A friend and I went out photographing on a very hot Memorial Day afternoon this year.  I didn't want to go far, so we stuck to Boone County and photographed some of the rural churches that I have either overlooked or given short shrift on previous outings.  The Riggs Union Church was a location that I have had on my list to return to since my first trip there back in 2003.  I wasn't disappointed.  The exterior has been refinished (i.e. vinyl siding), but the interior retains some authenticity.  This was photographed with my D700, a camera that despite its age knows what to do with subdued, interior light. 

Fall Haiku Seen

A fallen fall leaf found during a hike in eastern Boone county. 

Cooper's Landing, Missouri River, Boone County

Hillary Scott plays on the porch at Cooper's Landing, a music/sunset/boat landing/thai food/cheap beer venue on the Missouri River in the wilds of southern Boone County.

Gans Creek Wild Area

One of my few fall hikes this year yielded this image, and not many others.  The colorful foliage was very limited this year, most of the maples and hickories showing signs of blight or leaf rust.  This dogwood bucked the trend.

Hymnal, Bethlehem Baptist Church

This was the first rural church that I photographed in earnest.  Located in northern Boone county at that time, now it has been dismantled and removed to a spot north of Boonville for reconstruction.