The view from the roadside across a section of prairie I pass on the way to town. It rained hard a couple hours after I took this photo. If you look along the horizon, you can see the heavy gray of the storm moving in from the...
Read MoreTickseed sunflower (Bidens aritosa) This daisy-like flower appears in late August and blooms well into the fall. I suppose they can grow about anywhere, but I see them mostly in the lower ends of pastures and prairies where the...
Read MorePretty colors, huh? I climbed to the top platform of the big deer stand in the back pasture last weekend for a better view of the fall foliage at sunset. I think the view was worth the...
Read MoreThe prairie chickens returned to their booming grounds just before sunset a few days ago. My daughter and I watched them for nearly an hour as they made their way across a wheat field and then began their display. One stayed a...
Read MoreThis morning I got up early and drove to the Taberville Prairie conservation area to watch the prairie chickens. Turns out, the current booming grounds are on private property across the road from this lovely piece of prairie. I...
Read MoreI drive along a section of the Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie going to and from town. This evening, I pulled onto a side road and shot photos across the rolling hills of the Johnson tract, a 320-acre portion added in 1992. The...
Read MoreThe same photo with the lighting adjusted. Photo by...
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