There are a great many people who cannot appreciate the prairies for what they really have to offer. I was one of those people, and I admit that sometimes it is easy to forget what I have learned over the years of living here.

I think here you learn to appreciate the little things just that much more. There isn’t constant beauty surrounding you. There is no majestic forests with the sun filtering through the leaves and dappling the ground in shade. No gurgling brooks whispering past, no towering mountains peaked in snow all year round. No beaches and palm trees and fruity drinks being sold in stands outdoors.

Here it is so easy to only see the grass that is never fully green, or the land that seems to stretch on for mile after flat mile. But doesn’t that make the beauty that is hidden, just that much more valuable. After all, what is it that makes something worth more if it is not its rarity?