June 2022 • Nebraskaland 55
TOP LEFT: Buffer strips and terraces
create a spiderweb pattern in a crop
field in Gage County.
BOTTOM LEFT: A swirl of sandbars
fades into the clear waters of Lake
McConaughy around a sandy point at
No Name Bay.
TOP RIGHT: An aerial photo shows
patterns in a cornfield, evidence of the
former course of the Elkhorn River near
Wisner in Dodge County. Meandering
rivers often change course, and crops
grow differently in the varied soil types
that remain in their former paths.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Tree groves and a low
spot form a smiley face in a cornfield
south of Plattsmouth in Cass County.
