WHO IS THIS GUY?    I’m a sixty-something nature enthusiast who likes to wander and photograph the natural world. I relish the peace and tranquility of natural spaces. My idea of a perfect day is to grab the camera bag and head out to the prairie, forest, mountains or desert. I will admit it’s addicting. The more time I spend out with my camera exploring Nature’s wonders, the more intense the passion becomes.

    Born and raised in eastern Nebraska, I used to think that the prairies were nothing but a barrier to overcome on the way to the mountains. In my younger days, my leisure time was spent hiking and climbing in the majestic Rockies, and I was always in a hurry to put the "desolation of the plains" in my rearview mirror on a trip out west. How unfortunate that in my youthful haste I neglected to enjoy some magnificent jewels along the way. With age and maturity, I've grown to appreciate the beauty of my home state.

   The prairie is not a place to experience from a distance, although the wide open spaces are part of the allure. To do them justice and to allow them into your soul you must venture forth from the road, get off the interstate and highways and on to gravel. So that's what I've been doing lately. I wander, exploring the folds in the hills, listening to what the wind has to say. As I walk in prairie grasses, my mind is carried away to a place of peaceful bliss far from man-made noise and distractions we humans seem destined to endure in our daily lives.

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