A pause in field work along the Rice-Steele County line Sunday afternoon.
FARM IMPLEMENTS KICKED up dust Sunday afternoon under blue skies clumped with white clouds here in southeastern Minnesota.
Prepping the soil for planting along 270th Street East in southern Rice County.
It was the kind of balmy spring day that draws me to the land, to memories of spring planting.
This tractor and grain cart (typically used during harvest) sat unattended in southern Rice County Sunday afternoon.
While tractors and other equipment have changed since I left the farm of my roots at age 17, way too many years ago, one constant remains. This is the season of transition. An awakening. Black earth turned to warm sun. Seeding of the soil. The promise of a harvest.
Just outside Medford this farmer prepped the soil Sunday afternoon.
The farm girl in me still lingers, waiting for spring days like this, for a drive into the country, for an opportunity to honor the land via photos, via thoughts, via a deep emotional connection to the earth.
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Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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