The (Prairie) Sky is the Limit

Posted on September 22, 2015 | 2 Comments

Look up.

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Above the big bluestem, the prairie sky changes like a kaleidoscope.

Swirls of pastels.

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Whipped cream and foam.

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Relentless blue.

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Marbled with milk.

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There’s motion in the prairie sky. Movement.  It may make you dizzy.

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Leave you dazzled.

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Disquieted.

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Disoriented.

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Delighted.

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All this is available to you… if you only look up.

All photos by Cindy Crosby: Prairie skies (top to bottom) Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL; Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL; NG; SP; NG; NG; NG: SP; SP; SP.

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2 responses to “The (Prairie) Sky is the Limit”

  1. Treva Whichard | September 22, 2015 at 12:19 pm | Reply

    Beautiful – as always

    Liked by 2 people

  2. sondrasula | September 24, 2015 at 9:58 pm | Reply

    I love how simple, yet deep, this post is. Available beauty is such a lovely concept.

    Liked by 1 person

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