Tag Archives: prairie

Seventeen Acres

Posted on July 7, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In addition to a garden going like gangbusters, we’ve had another gorgeous unfolding to view this summer. Out on the edge of our property is a new 17-acre prairie. This prairie has been rented and planted in corn by a … Continue reading →

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Here Today, the Prairie Edition

Posted on June 22, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This time of year, when the days are their longest and we’re getting both intense sun and rain, I wonder what my big hurry was earlier in the spring. Things happen overnight this time of year. The beets plump, the radishes … Continue reading →

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Prairie Walk

Posted on June 10, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Sometimes you just have to let the prairie speak for itself. The lupine spreads every year, and the milkweed does, too. I saw my first Monarch butterfly from my window Sunday, and one today but couldn’t catch it with my … Continue reading →

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Flowerland

Posted on May 8, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It is difficult to get motivated about the flower garden when you look out the window and the whole “backyard” is coming up in wildflowers. In fact, at the retreat house where I work, which will have its first major … Continue reading →

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More Spring

Posted on April 19, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I went to Chicago for four days and this happened. I’m so sad I missed it– the fire to beat all fires, burning the wetlands. The green parts of the prairie were burned two weeks ago, and as you can … Continue reading →

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Mature Prairie: Fall

Posted on October 20, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

These are my colors. From 1978-82 when I was in high school, I made many of my own clothes, and these were the colors I gravitated to. They were called “earth tones.” My mother called them “brown.” Looking at the … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on October 8, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There is a feeling of something new around here. I can’t quite explain it, but I’m just feeling like something new is happening. It’s a strange feeling for fall! It has a lot to do with the arrival of the … Continue reading →

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Mature Prairie, part 2

Posted on July 26, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Six years ago today, Steve and I got married and I moved onto this prairie. At that time, the main prairie behind our house was about five years old. Other pieces of land were being killed, and a few plots were … Continue reading →

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The Varied Prairie

Posted on August 13, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Every year the prairie is different. Last year it was glutted with black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia) and this year I have hardly seen any. The burn this spring has activated seeds of flowers we’ve never seen before. Among these, the most … Continue reading →

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My Two Husbands

Posted on July 20, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I finished reading Second Nature by Michael Pollan last night and I will miss it. In fact, I’ll probably keep it by my bed for late-night reading in the winter. It’s a tour de force of thinking about Americans and … Continue reading →

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