Today I started my very own prairie. Well I really just decided not to mow a portion of my yard that had these really nice red and yellow flowers growing in it. Several weeks ago this same piece of ground had purples and blues and I mowed it anyway. I felt really bad about it so when the newest colors came up, I decided to let them grow. Besides, who needs two acres of cut grass? It is less than 1/2 of an acre of prairie (can prairie come in small parcels or is it like a dozen donuts and there is a minimun in order to qualify?)
Too bad my name doesn't start with a P, it could be Polly's Prairie, or Paula's Prairie. When I was a kid we planted tons of trees every year. Something like 500 a year. Apparently, my sister helped more than I did so my dad always talked about Sally's Woods (not her real name). Curious how these things come back to us later in life. So now I have a prairie and she has a woods. Not like it is a competition or anything.
I wonder how one goes about getting dogs, as in prairie dogs. Does the internet sell prairie dogs? Would FedEx delivery them or would it have to be the post office? Did you know the post office delivers live chickens? Just like 100 years ago. Some thing never change and some things become a prairie.....
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