Category: Fall

  • Wild Ozark Color Watch | Autumn 2023

    Wild Ozark Color Watch | Autumn 2023

    It’s my favorite time of year! The ragweed is on the decline and I can actually get outside and enjoy the weather without too much fear of repercussion, lol. I’ll start taking pics when I see colorful leaves or pretty …

  • Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil

    Kings River in Autumn | Ozark pigments in oil

    A week or so ago, I started working over the underpainting I’d made for this scene. This one is different from the other two in a significant way. I didn’t have any reference photos when I started working on it …

  • mermaid in a sea of swirling air

    Mermaid
    5 x 7″ Mermaid, varnished no glass needed. Original and prints available.

    mermaid in a sea of swirling air


    Gloria drops her leaves

    litter like silk puddles

    around her on the ground

    She’s nearly nude now

    *

    The wind rolls in like …

  • 2019 Autumn Colors in the Ozarks

    Fall is my favorite time of year. I absolutely love all the autumn colors in the Ozarks. Each year I usually take a lot of pictures and post them to my blog, but last year and maybe the year before …

  • 2018 Autumn at Wild Ozark

    2018 Autumn at Wild Ozark

    It’s been several years since we’ve had the splendid colors we’re having this year. Today I went out to take some pictures to share of the 2018 Autumn at Wild Ozark. Some of the photos are from our driveway, some …

  • Day 14: Nature Journal Series – Sunlight on Distant Hills

    Sunlight on distant hills always makes for a pretty picture. It’s just hard to capture, whether by camera or pencil. This time I tried with my Prismacolor pencils.
    Nature Journal Day 14- Sunlight on the Hillsides

    About this journal entry

    Some autumn seasons bring vivid colors, while others …

  • October Color at Wild Ozark

    Here’s a couple of photos from this morning I thought you’d like. I love fall here in the Ozarks. Late October color is often quite nice. That’s when it begins to start turning noticeably.

    In the morning as the sun …

  • End of Autumn and Letting Go of Clutter

    Red Oak Leaves. Nature Photography by Madison Woods for Wild Ozark.

    The end of autumn brings me to a state of feeling introspective. Depression, melancholy maybe, or just a need to be alone with my thoughts for a little while … It’s not “sadness”, and it’s not a negative thing. It’s …

  • Mushrooms are Rising and Fall is in the Air at Wild Ozark

    With all the rain we’ve been having, and the cool mornings for the past couple of days, the fungi are loving above ground life. This morning there were mushrooms galore!

    Fall is Coming

    Have you noticed fall in the air …

  • Delve Deeper to Observe Nature

    Take a moment from your day and delve deeper to observe nature. You’ll gain a sense of awe and wonder.

    Delve deeper

    Truly experience that moment. If it’s a plant you’re observing, reach out and touch it (be reasonable – …

  • Wild Ozark Nature Journal on Kindle

    What is a sketch / nature journal?

    Sometimes nature writers like to doodle while they’re interpreting nature. My nature journal is a combination of art and written journal entry.

    It is both nature sketching and nature journal.

    Here are some sample …

  • Symbols of Warmth and Sustenance

    I brought the camera with me this foggy morning to capture some of the beauty that surrounded me in the hushed quiet of our little Wild Ozark valley.

    When I came back in I sat on the porch and listened …

  • Feeding critters under a gentle patter of rain

    This morning I was feeding critters under a gentle patter of rain. There are times when I am tired or don’t feel like going out on my regular chore round, but for the most part I enjoy this part of …

  • Tangerine Sunrise, Goodreads Giveaway, Nature Sketching

    When the sun rose high enough to top the trees it washed the hills in a tangerine glow. The trees are changing fast now and I really want to take pictures every day.

    I have been drawing more often than …

  • Rain or Hallucination?

    Rain or Hallucination?

    So brief it almost feels now like it was hallucination, rain fell this morning while I was out feeding the critters. The chickens were all like “what’s that wet stuff coming down from the sky?”

    It’s been many weeks since …

  • Beautiful Fall Misty Morning

    There is a silence accompanied by a misty morning that is unlike anything else.

    This morning I sat on the porch to have my morning coffee. The roosters refrained from crowing. The logging activity is either done or stopped for …

  • It’s beginning to look like fall here at Wild Ozark

    Yesterday it really felt like fall, and it does again today, too. It was almost 40*F this morning.

    I took a few photos yesterday, but was in a hurry to get somewhere so didn’t bring the monopod and the quality …