Prairie Flower

Mystery Flower I found this flower blooming in mid summer in a pasture near Niobrara, NE. It looked at home among the tall prairie grass, rolling hills and cattle. Can you identify it? Please let me know. Thought for the Day: It is the sweet, simple things of life that are the real ones after …

Tiny Town, NE

Cherry County is the largest county in Nebraska .  Covering over 6,000 square miles, this county is larger than the state of Connecticut, and has a population density of less than one person per square mile.  Bounded on the north by South Dakota's emptiness, the other three sides are bounded by even more wide-open spaces. …

Back Breaker

Does this look familiar?  Seen other barns like this?  It seems like most every barn that I've seen of this roof design has a broken back.  Must be a design flaw, or perhaps a mis-application of the design in this climate, where heavy snows are common.  Maybe the loft is too big; i.e. a loft …