Minnesota Prairie Roots

SOMETIMES I NEED JUST to get out into the countryside—to reconnect with the land, to see the sky, to feel the pulse of the earth.

I need to see farms,

follow rural roads,

hear the crunch of tires upon gravel,

pass by rows of grain bins,

notice the oddities of signage,

the art of the land.

All of this I need to satisfy that part of me which misses rural life. I shall always retain my farm girl spirit, my connection to my rural roots despite my now decades-long absence.

Note: All photos are edited to create a more artsy look. All scenes were photographed in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.

© Copyright 2018 Audrey Kletscher Helbling