Oh, Palouse!

How I love thee, especially in the early summer (which this year was July).  Even though I know Palouse Prairie is one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet, I still love the way the wheat looks when it is tall and green.  I love the way the wheat smells and the way it moves when the wind is blowing.   I also really respect all of the farmers (and there are some) who are practicing sustainable practices to preserve the land for their children and grandchildren to farm.  I will have some pictures of native Palouse Prairie in a future post, because there is beauty in that, as well.

 

Echoes of generations past at the old Cordelia church near Moscow.

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Can you hear the echo of schoolchildren, long grown, in this old school?