Dave Leiker is the owner of Kansas Photos.  He has a nice collection of photos from landscapes to critters.  I have to admit I never thought about Kansas very much.  But after looking over the photos of Dave’s collection, I’ve come to see that this place is full of beauty and charm.

Here are some of my favorite from Kansas Photos.  The overgrown meadow with the abandoned shed seems sad, but is full of history.   And the endless field of crop sunflowers is always a welcoming sight.  To order prints, please contact Dave Lieker here.

I also like the description too.  A little humor goes a long way, especially of “Grandpa Grasshopper”. For more detail images, please visit Kansas Photos.

“This old hopper looks like he just left the wildflower buffet, pollen crumbs all over his chin and clothes. On the edge of highway 99, north of Emporia, a thicket of sunflowers is in full bloom. Grasshoppers pop and buzz across my path as I walk. But this big hopper stays put, and we study each other for awhile. He projects more character than most of his kind, and has a Grandpa Grasshopper feeling about him. He’s either very patient, or just sleepy from overeating.” - Dave Leiker

I think any place can be beautiful, you just have to see it with a new and different perspective.  Marcel Proust would agree as he said, “The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

All photos are by Dave Leiker.