Prairie Transitions: Late-Summer Scenes Across the Area

  • Wessington Springs couple Craig and Penny Wenzel shared this photo he took in their backyear garden. “We always consider the pollinators when we plant our flower beds. Hummingbirds, bees, yellow jackets and butterflies are welcomed every summer. The Monarch butterflies spent a lot of time in our yard last week and are increasing every day before they continue their migration to southern Mexico.” (PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WENZEL)
    Wessington Springs couple Craig and Penny Wenzel shared this photo he took in their backyear garden. “We always consider the pollinators when we plant our flower beds. Hummingbirds, bees, yellow jackets and butterflies are welcomed every summer. The Monarch butterflies spent a lot of time in our yard last week and are increasing every day before they continue their migration to southern Mexico.” (PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WENZEL)
  • Sunflowers frame the bench and gazebo at the park in Wessington, a bright reminder of late summer on the prairie. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
    Sunflowers frame the bench and gazebo at the park in Wessington, a bright reminder of late summer on the prairie. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
  • Hanging flower baskets along Highway 281 in Wolsey add a splash of late-summer color, thanks to the volunteer efforts of Onward Wolsey. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
    Hanging flower baskets along Highway 281 in Wolsey add a splash of late-summer color, thanks to the volunteer efforts of Onward Wolsey. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
  • The still-green late-September grass serves as an attractive contrast to the "Welcome to Alpena" sign. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
    The still-green late-September grass serves as an attractive contrast to the "Welcome to Alpena" sign. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

    Late-summer scenes across our area communities capture the beauty of the South Dakota prairie: from monarch butterflies to golden sunflowers and those fleeting moments when summer gives way to fall. 

    Wessington Springs couple Craig and Penny Wenzel shared this photo he took in their backyear garden. “We always consider the pollinators when we plant our flower beds. Hummingbirds, bees, yellow jackets and butterflies are welcomed every summer. The Monarch butterflies spent a lot of time in our yard last week and are increasing every day before they continue their migration to southern Mexico.” (PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WENZEL) 

    Sunflowers frame the bench and gazebo at the park in Wessington, a bright reminder of late summer on the prairie. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN) 

    Hanging flower baskets along Highway 281 in Wolsey add a splash of late-summer color, thanks to the volunteer efforts of Onward Wolsey. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

    The still-green late-September grass serves as an attractive contrast to the "Welcome to Alpena" sign. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN) 

     

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