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I have ridden past this hedgeapple tree on my bike rides many times but this time it caught my attention. The early morning sunlight lit the apples and the reaching tree branches in a way that made it all look so alive. It looks like the apples are in a state of prayer under the mother tree. I brought this image into Photoshop to add a painterly texture to the image. Click to see it closer.

I love riding a bicycle. I also love capturing images and have been a professional photographer since 1990. The collision of these two activities resulted in the creation of the Adventure Monkey web site (adventuremonkey.com). The purpose of Adventure Monkey is to inspire people everywhere to get off the couch and do something great with their lives. That may simply mean getting outside and appreciating the natural world surrounding them. I hope to inspire through my images. I find myself riding through the rolling hills of the Flint Hills of Kansas as medication for the doldrums of everyday life. My photography captures the beauty of simplicity that can be found in Kansas. The Flint Hills of Kansas are the last great expanse of natural...