Minnesota Prairie Roots

AFTER A LONG, DREARY, cloudy, rainy, cold week here in southeastern Minnesota, I needed something to lift my spirits.

So late Thursday afternoon, when the lighting was perfect, the rain no longer falling, I grabbed my camera and headed outdoors. I didn’t have to walk far before I noticed glistening raindrops clinging to begonia blossoms in a pot next to the garage.

First I simply bent in close to snap an image. Not satisfied, I knelt on the cement driveway and moved in even closer. By then I had become totally captivated by the raindrops, which clustered like opaque pearls upon petals.

In those few moments, as I composed photos, my spirits soared. I saw beauty before me. I welcomed the rain that this land, this dry, dry land, so desperately needed.

© Copyright 2010 Audrey Kletscher Helbling