Difficult spring

Photo of green table grapes, showing some damage from the relatively cold spring, near Emmett, Idaho.

Stringing along

National Old Time Fiddlers Contest

National Grand Champion, Round 3

Photos from the National Old Time Fiddlers Contest (National Grand Champion Round 3) in Weiser, Idaho on June 21, 2013.

Guardian of the Corn

Photo of a unique scarecrow guarding the cornfields in Nampa, Idaho.

The Sentinel

Photo of a Swainson's hawk at the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Nampa, Idaho.

On the watchtower

Photo of ospreys nesting on the edge of Lake Lowell, at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Nampa, Idaho.

Enjoying the calm

Photo of kayakers on Lake Lowell at the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Nampa, Idaho.

Black Gold

Photo of a Black-Chinned Hummingbird at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Nampa, Idaho.

Rainbow Bridge

Photo of Rainbow Bridge across the Payette River, north of Smith's Ferry, Idaho.