Early morning streams across Washington State’s Palouse area.
The Palouse is noted for its idyllic setting, and this photograph totally leans into that. We’re standing on Steptoe Butte, which not only is the tallest place for mies upon miles, but also offers an excellent vantage point. Below and around us, extending for miles upon miles, are farm fields and gently rolling hills. This is the Palouse at is best!
The hills are as gentle as can be, but the low, rising sun casts plenty of shadows, scenting and defining each little hill. Most of the fields are deep, verdant green and the crop looks healthy. A few are fallow and bare, adding bits of light brown contrast to the scene. Scattered here and there are the buildings of a few farms. You can see some silos and, of course, a classic red barn. The buildings are small, further accenting the scale of the scene.
The sky has some low clouds and pink tones that fade to blue toward the top. In far, far distance we can see a more significant mountain, but it is low and doesn’t have the typical mountain peaks.
All told, the scene projects peace and tranquility.
