PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

Closing Ceremony – Bergthal Mennonite Church

Closing Ceremony – Bergthal Mennonite Church

Pawnee Rock, Kansas – In an emotional farewell to this distinguished red brick church a memorial ceremony drew hundreds of respectful visitors from across the nation. Membership has declined over the past decades to little more than a dozen. Unable now to adequately…

El Burro… No it’s a Mule

El Burro… No it’s a Mule

This sweet-natured animal was braying and pacing the edge of a pasture near Independence, Kansas yesterday. Dunno if he was hungry, lonely or bored but when I walked over to visit he seemed grateful for the attention and thoroughly enjoyed having his cheeks stroked.