PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

On the Bridge

On the Bridge

Susie Aber & Cheryl Unruh take a slow walk over the Halstead suspension bridge. The movie ‘Picnic’ was filmed, partially, in this park (1955). I believe my family watched part of the filming, but I was very young and can’t remember much of it....
Survivor

Survivor

One of the surviving original structures, after a class EF-5 tornado annhilated Greensburg, Kansas last year. An army of laborers has made incredible accomplishments, cleaning up the rubble, and making progress at rebuilding the city.
Grain Art

Grain Art

Rozel, Kansas – A wild mix of colors create artsy swirls in this mountain of milo.Rat facts: Kansas produces 40% of the nation’s grain sorghum (milo). Most of it is used as food for livestock,but its use is expanding into the production of ethanol. So, some form...
Elmo Elevator

Elmo Elevator

Elmo, Kansas (Dickinson County) – Little is left of this town. A church and a cemetery are the most preserved spots. I have driven by Elmo for years, without knowing the remnants of a small town were hidden in the trees, just off the highway. Its existence was...