Prairie Garden

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If one is looking to regenerate the prairie - rain sure does help! In the past two weeks we’ve received almost eight inches of precipitation.  Layered with days of warm sunshine, the prairie has turned into a paradise. 

Although the recent "Flower Moon” wasn't visible, the prairie flowers sure are, sprinkling the pastures with color, like confetti on a cupcake. And the animals and birds are content in their ocean of grass, and we (ranchers) can all take a deep breath, knowing that their food supply is plentiful.

Here are a few photos of our “Prairie Garden” that were taken over the last couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy them! 

Cheyenne River with cloudy sky overhead
Prairie playa with buffalo

Playas are full, spilling out onto the pastures.

Purple prairie plant

Buffalo shedding their winter coat

The buffalo shed their woolly coats in the spring and their fur can be found in clumps all over the prairie.

Big Bull striding across the prairie

The big bulls still linger at the herds edge, waiting for the calving season to end and the rut to begin. 
You can also find little boys and their grandmas on the prairie too, especially when it's a good day to "go fly a kite"! 

19 comments

  • Posted on by pat

    Many of the beautiful photos remind me of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma. Thank you.

  • Posted on by Georgene

    Beautiful. Alive and peaceful – at the same time. What an awesome place to fly a kite ! No trees or wires – just wide, open spaces. Remember the old cowboy song “Don’t Fence Me In?” These photos would make an excellent background, for a video.

  • Posted on by Claude Immer

    I love your e mail comment and photos . I wish I could come and visit you . Hug Claude

  • Posted on by Dona Winger

    I absolutely love these photo logs. These are a joy to receive in my email inbox!

  • Posted on by Jean-Pierre-Charles Steiner

    Le printemps ! La plus belle saison . Merci de nous faire partager les photos de ces grandes pleines du Dakota .

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