For a nature photographer like me, Nebraska winters can get pretty long. Especially winters like this one with very little snow. How many photos of brown grass and dried flowers can I take, after all? I don’t have the equipment or patience to photograph wildlife very well, so I’m kind of stuck with landscapes and close-up photos.
Well, a guy’s gotta photograph something… While I was visiting my in-laws in Sarpy County, Nebraska (south of Omaha) last weekend, I decided to challenge myself to find something interesting to photograph within the small restored prairies on their property. I guess you’ll have to judge whether or not I was successful.
Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans). Weiss Acres – Sarpy County, Nebraska.
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A false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) seed head is backlit by the setting sun.
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The double helix pattern of an open partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculate) seed pod.
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Another false sunflower seed head…
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Another (yawn) sunflower seed head. This time it’s Maximilian sunflower. What can I say? The light was kind of interesting.
So, there you go. Now, how about a little snow? Or some nice hoar frost? Ice storm??
Spring is coming soon, right?
Sigh.
The Prairie Ecologist 