The Prairie is Not Forgiving

Lone Ponderosa
South of Rochford, SD

“The prairie is not forgiving. Anything that is shallow – the easy optimism of the homesteaders… the trees whose roots don’t reach ground water – will dry up and blow away.”

Kathleen Norris, “Dakota”

Lone Ponderosa
South of Rochford, SD

“The prairie is not forgiving. Anything that is shallow – the easy optimism of the homesteaders… the trees whose roots don’t reach ground water – will dry up and blow away.”

Kathleen Norris, “Dakota”