Burned land alongside Kyle Canyon Road, on the flank of Mount Charleston.

A close-up, black-and-white look at the detailed replica of a bristlecone pine — Nevada's state tree and the longest-living organism known to man (possibly excepting Abe Vigoda) — displayed in the lobby of the Nevada State Museum, in Springs Preserve..

Just the place to take in a little warmth from the sun.

At a Fourth of July party, the one bright, glowing thing that won't burn your fingers.

Above-ground power lines: rare these days, but often beautiful with the right angle.

Ducks at Henderson's Cornerstone Park.

Spotted in the Huntridge neighborhood.

The east side of the Griffith United Methodist church downtown. In the morning light, the motley panels of glass make it look like steampunk Tetris or something.

These costumed characters cheered up bicyclists at the lunch stop on the Goldilocks all-women’s bike ride outside Salt Lake City on May 10.

This totally happened in the Nevada Public Radio parking lot on Recycling Day. Coincidence or a high-five from Mother Earth?

Your view of the world takes on a fragmented quality when you see it in the mirror-mosaic surface of a gaudy vase, this one on the shelf at The Find, a store on Sunset Road.