Prairie Journal
"Where the Prairie Comes Alive"

Photo of a prairie lily

Prairie Scenes - Wildflowers & Spacious Skies

The wildflowers are developing later than normal, due to the late spring. The positive is that we have had cool weather and moisture --- as opposed to dry weather which is never welcome in the spring in North Dakota.

Pasque flower --- Sharptail Grouse --- May 8, 2010 --- May 16, 2010 --- May 31, 2010 ---  June 6, 2010 --- June 9, 2010 --- June 11, 2010 --- June 13, 2010 --- June 20, 2010 --- June 21, 2001 --- June 24, 2010 --- June 26, 2010 --- July 1, 2010 --- July 3, 2010 --- July 5, 2010 --- July 11, 2010 --- July 13, 2010 --- July 16, 2010 --- July 18, 2010 --- July 25, 2010 --- July 31, 2010 --- August 7, 2010 --- August 29, 2010 --- 

ARCHIVES - Photographs / stories on the prairie - lots of scenes similar to what Lewis & Clark saw nearly 200 years ago 

Northern Lights from December 14, 2006

Check out my online brochure of the northern lights. Enjoy the chase!

The Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis

Note: I haven't posted any northern lights photographs as of late as we are in a lull - in fact, the next cycle has been delayed. I am hoping that we will see things pick up in the 2010-2012 timeframe. Time will tell!

ARCHIVES - Photographs & stories on the northern lights / aurora borealis

Background Information on Web Site

The purpose of this web site is to highlight photographs from one small, but significant location in North Dakota - my "home" farm located 15 miles north of Bismarck, ND (Geographic Longitude = 100W 47' 42"; Geographic Latitude = 47N 03' 34"; Corrected Magnetic Latitude = 56; Zenithal limiting magnitude = 6.7).  You might be surprised at the beauty that you can see year round on the prairies of North Dakota (and from just one small location in the state).  Come back and visit! 

Other Information

Site online as of April 2001 (Prairie Journal features occasional entries of photographs and writings on the prairie - and was a "blog" long before "blogs" became mainstream).

All stories & photographs are copyright.  Do not post on other web sites.

Lyndon Anderson (e-mail), Bismarck, ND.  Also - Links

Member of the North Dakota Nature & Rural Tourism Association

Since December 23, 2005