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A squirrel pauses on a wooden fence, Ankeny, Iowa.

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Sun highlights a leaf along a footpath, Raccoon River Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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Ginkgo leaves catch setting sunlight, Woodland Reserve Greenway, Ankeny, Iowa

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railroad crossing warning sign, West Des Moines, Iowa grain added

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Sunset silhouettes a winter tree, Maffitt Lake Reservoir, West Des Moines, Iowa

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A setting sun silhouettes farm silos in Polk County, Iowa, between Ankeny and Alleman, iowa

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a painted lady butterfly dips into a flower, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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bird, probably a house wren, perches on a dead branch, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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backlit tree leaf, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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foggy sunriise, public library pond, West Des Moines, Iowa

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downtown Des Moines, Iowa, at night looking west from the Capitol Building

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ice encases a tree branch, West Des Moines, Iowa

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sunset reflects on the West Des Moines Public Library pond, West Des Moines, Iowa

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farm silo silhouetted by a setting sun, Ankeny, Iowa

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trees along the Rothchild Nature Trail, West Des Moines, Iowa

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sunlight highlights the tips of a grass stalk in Heritage Park, Ankeny, Iowa

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tree leaf along the bike path, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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sunlight on an ash tree trunk, Ankeny, Iowa

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clouds over the West Des Moines City Hall complex; West Des Moines; Iowa

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an autumn tree leaf at maffitt reservior, west des moines, iowa

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cityscape, southbound view 7th & grand, des moines, iowa

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