Friday, April 26, 2024
Little Pasture on the Prairie

Little Pasture on the Prairie

prairie flowers

Eliza Blue offers a short poem in hopes that it inspires you to breathe in the last of summer's magic before we get swept up into all that comes next.
wheat

There is much to be gained from remembering and embracing tradition. Namely, that we are very lucky to live when and how we do.
pink baby booties

Eliza Blue ruminates on the beautiful and brutal time in her life when she was parenting very small children.
puppy

Eliza Blue shares the story of how she found her new puppy during a time of sickness and exhaustion.
socks

Eliza Blue is suffering from a little bit of "Stacking Bales Syndrome" after a long winter cooped up in her home.
mosquito

South Dakota's mosquito season is typically gentler than other places Eliza Blue has lived, but this year has been a different story.
sunset

Kevin Locke, Tokeya Inajin, was a preeminent player of the indigenous flute, traditional Lakota storyteller, culture bearer, recording artist and educator.
lamb

Lately, the early morning and late night flock checks and bottle feedings have been a pleasure for Eliza Blue.
blossom

Eliza Blue is awed and humbled by the beauty of the world as she recovers from the flu and emerges from her South Dakota Ranch following a blizzard.
nest box in a prairie

Wet spring weather has Eliza Blue and her husband busier than usual on their South Dakota ranch. However, they're grateful for the water.