Greetings from Wyoming!

These days life really is a highway. Life is then usually a dirt road, followed by an obscure 2-track and occasionally a dead end, but more frequently a network of paths that aren’t even on the map. Seed collecting has been taking me and the Seeds of Success interns hither and yon all over the eastern part of the state. I’m still amazed at how diverse the landscapes are. From the shortgrass prairies to the sagebrush steppe, from the alpine forests down the foothills, into riparian corridors and back up the bluffs, we get to see a lot of country.

We also get to see a lot of weather, and the summer storms have been amazing to watch (although they do not always bring very much moisture…). Alas, it was during one of those storms that Wyoming decided I was due for a new windshield. On the bright side, a healthy respect for this environment and the plants that adapt to it is not amiss.

Summer’s flying by!

Cheers, Abby D.