Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

Hills at first blush

Ah yes, autumn. Time to get out and enjoy some good fall color. As the landscape changes with the seasons, summer fading to fall, then green turns to red.
If you’ve read Flint Hills, Tall Grass long enough, then you know I am certainly not referring to trees. Of course, for most people, the changing color [...]

October 10, 2008

Towards a Flint Hills story

The Flint Hills tell a story. I’m learning some of that story, but I believe there is plenty more story to be told than what little I can say. So I listen, every chance I get, I listen.
This week I took the opportunity to drive north on K-57 from the little town of Dwight to [...]

October 5, 2008

Prairie’s Home Connection

Now I know. I recently made the pleasant discovery that my childhood home has a close connection with the tallgrass prairie. During my childhood, however, no one ever mentioned it. I would have liked to have known sooner that I was a child of the prairie. Maybe some of you might be able to discover [...]