Soft Light

The chill in the air bites at exposed skin above fuzzy scarves and below snug hats. Trudging down the remnant tractor trail of summer, through tall grass still loaded with autumn seeds, our legs warm with the effort. We hurry down the rolling hills, and up again to meet the sun before it slips beneath the top of the next ridge. The sky glows with vibrant color on a clear, cold evening.

A different light exists in the prairie in winter. Brisk air grazes the lofty plumes and remaining seed heads of dried foliage. The prairie is crisply illuminated, frosty and dazzling.

Late fall and winter bring a quiet comfort. The work is done. Flowers have produced seeds, and they have been dispersed. The buzzing of pollinators has long been silenced by the cool air. Animals have migrated or taken refuge. Before another spring, the beautiful stillness of the dormant season provides a pause for rest in its soft, soothing light.

Artwork of a colorful sunset above rolling hills, a pond on the left, and and yellow-orange grasses. A green path leads from the bottom toward a field with bare tree branches on the right. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of bare trees rising from brown and tan grasses. A green path leads uphill in the center. Large white seed heads atop brown stems extend up from the bottom of the piece. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a blue sky with white and gray streaks of clouds above gold rolling hills and a pond stretching across the lower half of the piece. The pond shows reflections of the hills and sky. Tall purple flowers on green leafy stems extend from the bottom of the piece towards the sky, overlapping the pond and hills. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a blue sky with white streaks of clouds above rolling hills and a pond on the left. A green path curves from the bottom through green and orange grass towards the pond. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a blue sky streaked with white clouds above rolling hills with trees on the horizon. A pond is on the bottom right, with a green path on the left leading toward the hills. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a colorful sunset above bare trees on the right, and an orange and tan field on the left. A brown trail leads from the bottom through orange and tan grass towards the trees. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a colorful sunset above rolling hills. Several brown grass stems topped with seeds rise from the bottom to the top of the piece. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of large white fluffy seed heads on the right and a green trail and brown grass rising uphill on the left toward trees with bare branches. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a dark blue sky on the right fading to gray on the left, above an orange hill and a patch of green trees. Light and dark green tufts of grass are along the edge of a pond in the center, with the sky, hills, trees, and grasses reflected in the pond. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of brown, orange, red, and purple blades of grass extending from the bottom to the top of the piece. A blue and gray sky can be seen behind the grass on the top half of the piece. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a colorful sunset above a brown, green, and tan hill and field. A brown trail extends from the bottom right towards the field. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of a colorful sunset and dark blue clouds, with a brown field along the horizon at the bottom of the piece. Three dark brown blades of grass topped with seeds rise from the bottom to the top and middle of the piece. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of gray sky above a tan, gold, and and green hill with white seed heads atop brown stems rising from the bottom of the piece. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of bare brown trees rising from brown and tan grasses. A green path extends from the bottom, through the trees toward a blue and white sky. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

Artwork of tan and orange hills under a blue and gray sky. Tufts of yellow and green grass are at the edge of a pond in the center of the piece, below the hill. The grass, hill, and sky are reflected in the pond. Original felted fine art by Megan Hammer.

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