PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

Hair of God

Hair of God

Mar 31, 2009 | ,

Emporia, Kansas – From my driveway I watch clouds roll over the city again. The darkening sky is pierced with lightning. A neighbor family returns home as it begins to sprinkle. The mother watches with me for a moment. There was, she says, a great view of the sky as…

Welcoming Breezes of Spring

Welcoming Breezes of Spring

Mar 28, 2009 | ,

An out-of-season blizzard moved across the central U.S. today, bringing snow and a thick coat of ice to Emporia. Still, we got it pretty light compared to many areas. As the photographer takes refuge among the window geraniums in the warm lobby of the Kress Building,…

Sundown on the Flour Mills

Sundown on the Flour Mills

Mar 25, 2009 | , , ,

Salina, Kansas – The sun sat on these mills decades ago. A transition from railroads to trucking made it more economical to ship grain to the higher population centers before milling. Of the five big mills orginally operating in Salina, only one is still in business.

Baby Goats

Baby Goats

Mar 22, 2009 | ,

Lyon County, KansasThese are young LaMancha goats. It’s a small breed with tiny ears, and they seem to have an appetite for shoe laces. Whenever I got low to the ground for photos, one or more would be nibbling away at my shoelaces or shirt sleeves….

Milk Goats

Milk Goats

Mar 22, 2009 | , ,

Dennis Wiley produces goat cheese from his small herd. Here a couple goats are standing on milking platforms.