The hunt for Spring Winter seems to never end! Where, oh where is spring green?! When it arrives, it will look like this. Tempting, isn’t it! Here’s how to go looking for it. The calendar marks the evening of March 19, 2020, as the start of spring. That...
Color in the Badlands of North Dakota The term badlands conjures up a mental image of desolation to some people. Let’s face it. Those badlands are called badlands for a reason! While there can be dry, parched vistas in the badlands areas of western...
Summer Brilliance! The summer of 2019 was a rainy one in the badlands and grasslands of North Dakota. That made for stunning greens the entire season! The brilliance of summer sunflowers carried into early autumn. Sunflowers by Connie Austin Weakly Connie...
Sunflowers Stretch Forever in the Dakotas! August reveals colorful vistas in North Dakota, thanks to waving golden wheat and glowing yellow sunflower fields. The fields stretch to the horizon, and beyond! Dakotas, Top in the Nation! North Dakota and South Dakota are...
Hot. Humid. Stormy. Those are the summer conditions that impact outdoor activities — especially in the Badlands. The reflective rocky hillsides add to the bake of the day. And storms? There are few places on earth where storms can be as nasty and unpredictable...
That wonderful wife of mine—she wears me out! Off the couch on a Sunday afternoon An easy Sunday afternoon, and I’m stretched out on the couch for the traditional Sunday afternoon nap. Before I close my eyes, I look over at her in her recliner, her bright blue eyes...