In October I am celebrating magical flora.
Oracles are my theme for the month.
I am preparing for my indoor winter gardens.
I brought in huge pots of lavender and am planting my haunted forest.
I am learning more about the birds.
I am studying my own backyard.

I am learning about the symbols and the history of Missouri.

All summer I have walked the different sections of the Prairie.
Now I am studying the different people
of the Prairie.

I am studying the migration of the birds and butterflies and people.
This is a large study I have begun.

My friend suggested I read, "
Hanta Yo", an historical novel.
I fell in love.

When I hiked to a series of Indian Mounds in South-central Iowa I was awed.
These ancients have much to teach this Prairie girl.

While I sit at the spinning wheel I am listening to lectures
and audio books.


In the evenings I am reading.

Once again I am smitten.

Once again I have fallen in love.

Professor Betsey Dexter Dyer taught me to love bacteria.
My study comes full circle.
I shall walk the mounds.
My winter count is on the Prairie.