I haven’t done much photography lately, and that always makes me cranky. I spent a couple days at the Niobrara Valley Preserve this week, but between the short day length right now, a busy meeting schedule, and cloudy/windy conditions, I didn’t even get my camera out of the bag. This morning, I just couldn’t stand it anymore, so my camera and I took a short walk in one of the small prairies here in town. I needed to be on a conference call, but I managed to multi-task fairly effectively – participating in the call with my cell phone and earbuds while photographing dead flowers. My colleagues are pretty understanding…
By the time my conference call ended and I headed back to the office, my hands were cold, my knees were wet, and I felt better about the world. Even in the winter, prairies can provide inspiration and solace to those who go looking for it, including photographers with cabin (office?) fever.