Grass Flowers
Tending the Fields
Pawnee County, Kansas – Farmers are busy across the fields, preparing ground, planting, and spraying. Irrigation systems are already running, creating green polka dots for those flying overhead. The landscape is also spotted with oil pumps and storage tanks. I stop to…
Pawnee Rock Post Office
Barton County, Kansas – I have little personal history here, but in some ways it feels like home. I’m tied to the city through marriage and family visits, old photos, and great story tellers. For me, the post office is the heart of the city. For others it may be…
Wild Turkey Eggs
Lyon County, Kansas – Local photographer Herb Hobson showed me where these were found, hidden in a thicket near a country home north of Emporia. I didn’t see the mama turkey, but I hear she really explodes out of the nest when disturbed. I’d like some…
Terraced Wheat Field
Barton County, Kansas – The western boundary of Pawnee Rock State Historic Site overlooks this gorgeous wheat field.
Spider Mildweed Flower
Found in West Lyon County, Kansas
Summer, Barton County
Wild Daisies
Kansas Prairie, Lyon County – A little goldenrod is peeking in from the background.
Red Clover
Found in a pasture in west Lyon County, Kansas, and is common throughout the eastern third of the state.
Rose Verbena and Stones
Marion County, Kansas – Rose Verbena is found in the eastern third of Kansas, and is blooming now and through June. You’ll often find it in this kind of habitat – rocky, well-drained soil.
Rose Verbena
Marion County Kansas, Doyle Creek Ranch – This showy pink/violet wildflower blooms May through June, and adds a wonderful accent to the tallgrass and limestone of the Flint Hills landscape.
Among the Spring Growth
Flint Hills, Marion County, Kansas
Flint Hills Stream
Flint Hills, Marion County, Kansas – Another peek at the land surrounding the site chosen for next month’s Symphony in the Flint Hills . This is a stream running through the Doyle Creek Ranch.
Springtime in the Flint Hills
Flint Hills, Marion County, Kansas – Fresh grass is covering the Flint Hills landscape, and a scattering of wildflowers is in bloom. The next several weeks are going to be gorgeous through this area. This is a sneak peek of the site, and surrounding area, of next…
Something in Violet
Toad Hollow Daylily Farm, Emporia, Kansas – The name of this flower escapes my memory, but it’s on the edge of the shade garden at Toad Hollow . The open house continues through today.