A walk through the prairie

Today Jimmy and I decided to take a walk at the UW Arboretum. There I experienced my first walk through a prairie.

When I think of the word prairie the only thing that comes to mind is Laura Ingalls Wilder and her adventures in Little House on the Prairie.

http://uwarboretum.org

The UW Arboretum is located in the middle of Madison and takes up about 1200 acres. The Arb. has wetlands, savanna, prairie, pine forests and a large horticultural garden.

The prairie was covered in thick grasses and a variety of flowers. To tell you the truth it really looks like a big field. I did have to ask Dr. Grass why a prairie is called as such only if it looks like a field. He of course gave me a very detailed description which basically sums to trees do not grow because the climate/soil/overpopulation of grasses and flowers. None the less it was pretty and we will go back for more walks and exploring.