Prairie Blog
My Heaven.
Daily, I step onto the land with an expansive view beneath an endless sky limited only by the changing light, weather, and seasons. I share slices of life unfolding on the prairie—reflections about its people, the wildlife, and untamed nature.
It’s All Bull!
Free Nacho Nacho was bellowing before dawn this morning. He trumpeted between scarfed swallows of food. Snot slung from his nostrils while belching lustful calls to the gals in the nearby field. They ignored his impudence: such brazen, boastful manner, convinced only he could satisfy
A Spot for Dennis
The owner-editor of Nebraska Life Magazine called me the other night. It’s been years since we’ve chatted, and I can’t remember how long ago he moved his family from Nebraska. His publishing company produces slick travel magazines featuring local people, places, and things to do,
Leila
Spring calf Leila nurses on fresh made formula. In a couple of years she will be feeding her own young.
Moon of the Pinks
Aprill 23 is this month’s full moon, named the Pink Moon or Moon of the pink. The color reflects the first booms of Spring — pink phlox.
April Fools?
First day of April, snow on the ground and turkey in the yard, strutting for hens showing off their colors in the morning sunlight.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Herons have begun arriving in the panhandle. They gather in the lush wetlands of the larger creeks and marshy areas of Whitney Lake, where bluegills are plentiful. The male herons arrive first to rebuild or reclaim their nest.
Shed Season has begun!
February is one of my favorite months. Shed season has begun. Several deer have been in the pasture with only one side of antlers attached. They fell off somewhere- in the pasture, the ravine, the forest? This is the month my hounds and I like
Morning Visitors
Late for breakfast. It is almost 9 AM; the turkeys are late this morning. There are only two on the snow-covered hay stacks. The others are still roosting in the nearby cottonwoods. With dormant branches reaching high above the stacks, the birds watch the eastern
On the Cusp
Between the Seasons We are on the cusp between seasons, from Autumn to Winter. In Nebraska, we have entered the snow and cold, with an occasional rain season. Here, the wind blows constantly, sometimes gently and other times with gusts from the sudden heaves of