My Antonia, O Pioneers

Makes me think of Willa Cather, O Pioneers, My Antonia… From My Antonia: There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made. No, there was nothing but land-slightly undulating, I knew, because often our wheels ground against the brake as we went down into a hollow and lurched up again on the other side. I had the feeling that the world was left behind, that we had got over the edge of it, and were outside man’s jurisdiction. I had never before looked up at the sky when there was … Continue reading My Antonia, O Pioneers

PAIRIE WIND AND PRAIRIE DOGGIES

Prairie Wind and Prairie Dogs There are no people where I am standing, but there are plenty of other living things. The little Prairie Dogs for example. They’re instant comedy—running from my car when they hear it, diving into their burrows. Then, popping their little heads up to check again. I can hear their whistling to each other within their colonies. Sorry to be anthropomorphic, but they’re so dang cute! Continue reading PAIRIE WIND AND PRAIRIE DOGGIES