Prairie Tayles
Saturday morning, 7:30 central during Weekend Edition
A sixth generation Kansan, Karen Madorin cherishes the prairie in a way only one who has left a beloved homeland and returned can. A writer, amateur photographer, and teacher, Karen loves finding fossils from the ancient inland seas as well as learning about modern pioneers who harvest Kansas wind. Each week Prairie Tayles takes you inside everyday life. It is a celebration of living the good life on the high plains.
Karen also writes a blog by the same name, Prairie Tayles.
Latest Episodes
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As I mulled writing about devil’s claw plants for this column, my thoughts skittered across a dozen bunny trails. So, hang with me. Folks who grow up on… -
Archeological training teaches students to look for human-altered landscapes. This includes out of the ordinary coloration, unusual shapes or formations… -
As daylight wanes and nights grow longer, neighborhood kids return to classrooms. While much of these kiddoes’ work involves the three R’s combined with… -
If you ask youngsters to name a wizard, they’ll immediately offer Harry Potter’s name. I have news for Harry fans. The real wizard lives in Wyoming, and… -
As a teacher, I encourage students to incorporate sensory detail into their narratives and essays. If Mother Nature were in my classroom this fall, I’d… -
Despite the hot temperatures that scorched yards and fields up until a few days ago, autumn is in the air. One reason for that involves behaviors of birds… -
Wallace Stegner suggests specific landscapes speak to a person’s heart, and he’s right. Many have a favorite place that roots the spirit. Plants have a… -
Humans are funny creatures. Some imagine we control much that happens in our world. Because technological advances during the last two centuries… -
One of the best parts about grandchildren is seeing the world through their lens. Our youngest, a just turned one-year-old, visited recently. While her… -
Even though I clerked, waitressed, mowed, and lifeguarded to earn my way through college, I had only one career-- an English teacher. My husband’s path…
