22 Nebraskaland • July 2024
LEFT: A closer look at the fl owers
blooming this late in the year will
reveal pollinators that have much
less concern for you than their
current activity. JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
ABOVE: An afternoon drive in western
Nebraska reveals a rancher working
in a hayfi eld with Roundtop Butte in
the distance. JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
TOP RIGHT: Laila Jones Fairgood
(front) and Preyah Fairgood from
Omaha ride ponies at Eugene T.
Mahoney State Park — where there
is always some new adventure to
explore — near Ashland.
JEFF KURRUS, NEBRASKALAND
BOTTOM RIGHT: A turkey vulture
perches on a dead pine tree at
Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area
in Dawes County, reminding viewers
there is always something interesting
to see in the outdoors.
JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
