iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The pelicans are having better luck fishing than me! #iowa #fishing

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank you Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and IowaCorn.org for this heartbreaking scene. boycottcornethanol.org

Three white egrets stand in an algae-covered lake.

172

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Acadia National Park, Maine USA. I’d forgotten how amazingly beautiful it really is.

On the left side of the picture, there’s a lone pine on a rocky shore with ocean waves breaking at its feet.

1101

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Sandhill cranes at dawn in Kearney, Nebraska USA

0120

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Another old little barn. I’m trying to capture images of as many as I can before they’re all gone. This one is west of Mount Vernon Iowa USA. Shot with iPhone 17 Pro.

A red barn with a stained white roof sits on the edge of field with pine trees in the background.

1373

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A happy javelina in suburban Phoenix. Taken December 2025.

A desert pig is in the foreground with bushes in the background.

1335

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Porcupine Mountains State Park , Michigan USA. The shore is covered with smooth rocks instead of sand and these spiders enjoyed the warmth of the morning sun.

Various smooth, rounded stones of various shades of reddish brown. There are three spiders stretching out on the side of the rocks facing the sun.

0161

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Another picture from our Lake Superior Circle Tour last autumn. From Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada.

The sun sets over Lake Superior with a few grayish clouds adding visual interest to the red sky.

0142

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Remembering our Lake Superior Circle Tour last fall. We tried to visit the Agawa Pictographs but the water was too high. Canada is beautiful.

Pine trees on weathered rocks overlook the churning waters of Lake Superior on a partly sunny day.

0102

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Not the best phone photo, but this red-tailed hawk posed for us on our morning walk. Solon, Iowa USA #gohawks #iowa #photography

Against a clear blue sky, a hawk sits on a birch tree branch, facing away from the camera with its head turned sideways so its left eye and hooked beak are visible.

060

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Another shot from Argentina Patagonia on the Laguna de Los Tres trek in March 2025. Laguna Capri in the foreground and Mount Fitzroy behind. We lucked out with a beautiful clear day for our hike. #argentina #patagonia #photography #mountfitzroy

There’s a lake in the foreground with jagged, snowy mountains behind in a clear blue sky.

0222

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Thinking back to our trip to Argentina Patagonia a year ago. The Perito Moreno isn’t receding as fast as many other glaciers, but it still feels like I should go back sooner rather than later. #glacier #peritomoreno #photography

A sheer ice wall in various shades of blue with the waters of Lago Argentina in the foreground and snow covered mountains in the background.

0202

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

You wouldn’t have any of them acorns, would ya?

A brownish red squirrel is climbing a sapling, looking directly into the camera.

1161

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I’m stumped coming up with a description for this one. Taken near Olin, Iowa USA. I’m conflicted taking pictures of Iowa cornfields. I think they’re beautiful but modern farming practices are endangering our water supply. #grantwoodcountry #photography

A gnarled stump is in front of a barbed-wire fence. In the background there’s a rolling cornfield with last harvest’s stubble.

1161

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Barn near Tipton, Iowa USA. I like capturing these since many are falling into disrepair and may not be here much longer. #photography #barn

The photo shows a barn with flaking red paint. The barn has two cupolas and several white-framed windows, the largest of which is topped with semicircular green louvers.

In the foreground, there is an old metal farm implement on which is mounted an American flag.

0181

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

On the path to Mount Fitzroy. Taken in March 2025. #argentina #patagonia #photography

A hiker walks toward rocky, sharp-edged mountains with a brilliant blue sky behind them.

0211

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Sage says: This is MY box. Don’t you dare recycle it. #caturday

Gray tabby cat sprawled on a flattened cardboard box.

0101

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Sunset on Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, Ashland Wisconsin USA #photography #lakesuperiorcircletour

The sun sets with reds and oranges mirrored on calm waters. A few streaky clouds add contrast to the scene.

In the left foreground, there is a spit of land with spindly trees and in the far background, you can see the opposite shore.

724718

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I liked this little forest scene taken on a hike to Chapel Rock Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Seashore on Lake Superior near Munising, Michigan USA.

Some small orange and red mushrooms nestle alongside a bright red maple leaf. There are moss and ferns bordering.

25912

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

The Seek app identifies this fungus as Northern redbelt, seen near Rossport, Ontario, Canada #fungifriends

A striking orange and yellow shelf mushroom growing on a log covered in other types of fungus.

0240

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Pine cone with raindrop. Taken at the end of the Pincushion Mountain Overlook trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA #photography #pincushionmountain #lakesuperiorcircletour

A small pine cone nestled in pine needles on a tree. There’s a raindrop hanging on the bottom of the cone.

080

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Leaves on a sidewalk in Owatonna, Minnesota US #photography #leaves

191

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Sage is an indoor cat but I take him outside pretty much every day and he loves it. This morning he stood by the door and I swear he meowed “Right Now!”

A grey tabby cat descends concrete stairs onto a grassy yard. There are rhubarb and tomato plants in the background. The cat has a white chest and the tips of his paws are white.

0101

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#Narrow swinging pedestrian bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa USA for the #BlueSkyArtShow

An old wooden suspended pedestrian bridge, framed by a weathered concrete arch. The top of the arch is covered in leaves from an overhanging tree. The arch displays a sign that says “No jumping off bridge”, but the word “No” has been scratched off.

0251

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Sandhill cranes near Kearney, Nebraska USA. The peak migration is over, but was still a treat to see and listen to the cranes again! #photography #sandhillcranes #nebraska

A v-shaped formation of sandhill cranes flying near the almost full moon in a clear sky at dusk.

1434

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Snowy barn in Marion, Iowa, USA. Photo from 2018. Unfortunately, this barn was destroyed in the horrific derecho storm of 2020. I’m glad I got a picture of it! #photography #barn #iowa

Old red barn in a snow covered yard and a dappled blue sky. Near the barn, there are several trees covered with hoarfrost.

2160

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Tiny church on Crete, photo taken in 2021. #photography #arch

A beautiful whitewashed church against a blue sky with a few puffy clouds. The Mediterranean Sea is in the background.
The church has an arched door and on the left, a white steeple topped with a cross. The steeple contains a bell and a rope hanging down.

1751

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Blues in the snow. I took this in 2020 near Morley, Iowa, USA. #photography #iowa

An old garage with flaking blue paint and white trim. There’s a decrepit blue pick-up truck parked in front of the garage. There’s a dusting of snow on the ground and snowflakes falling.

17104542

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I loved this old-fashioned peephole in our rental apartment in Buenos Aires. #photography #argentina

The peephole consists of a round, rotating metal disc with a couple of inch-wide holes in front of screened hole. It’s mounted on a raised wooden disc with two screws holding it in place.

0171

Danlo Ringess @dringess.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I like Latin American art from Jesuit art schools like the one in Cuzco. This painting by an unidentified artist shows the Virgin Mary and Child. The triangular shape brings to mind Pachamama, the Incan mountain goddess. The painting is on display at the Fernández Blanco Museum in Buenos Aires.