The Prairie Medium

Regina is a medium, writer, and photographer. Her stories and blog are moments of appreciating the subtle breath of life surrounding her. She lives in the vast open space of Western Nebraska. Here on the Prairie, she explores life beyond her front door. Her everyday moments include wildlife, untamed nature, and domestic ranching. It is the circle of life she brings here for you.

Great Blue Heron standing in the field

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Herons have begun arriving in the panhandle. They gather in the lush wetlands of the larger creeks and marshy areas of Whitney Lake, where bluegills are plentiful. The male herons arrive first to rebuild or reclaim their nest.

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Shed Season has begun!

February is one of my favorite months. Shed season has begun. Several deer have been in the pasture with only one side of antlers attached. They fell off somewhere- in the pasture, the ravine, the forest? This is the month my hounds and I like to go out looking for the “sheds.” Bucks drop their

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wild turkey toms in the yard

Morning Visitors

Late for breakfast. It is almost 9 AM; the turkeys are late this morning. There are only two on the snow-covered hay stacks. The others are still roosting in the nearby cottonwoods. With dormant branches reaching high above the stacks, the birds watch the eastern sky for the warmth of the sun to touch their

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snow covered gravel road in Nebraska against the golden pasture grass

On the Cusp

Between the Seasons We are on the cusp between seasons, from Autumn to Winter. In Nebraska, we have entered the snow and cold, with an occasional rain season. Here, the wind blows constantly, sometimes gently and other times with gusts from the sudden heaves of breath that the sky exhales as it sighs. I wonder,

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We’re innocent!

It wasn’t me! It was his fault! All three of them just sitting there looking the other way. None of them copping on the truth. Thirty minutes earlier, we were out hiking when I stopped to snap a photo. That’s when I heard Bandit barking for his siblings, “Let’s chase the cat!” I know that

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Regina Ochoa sitting outside Bethel Church, Whitney Nebraska

The Reluctant Medium

I’m always amazed at what shows up when least expected. This photo for one. It was taken back in 1996 or so. I came back to Nebraska to visit Mom and this space. I had been returning since my folks had purchased their land in the late 1970’s. Mom and Dad had been invited to

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W. Reynold Brown

Dad’s Anniversary.

W. Reynold Brown On August 24, 1991, my father, W. Reynold Brown, died in West Nebraska. His remains are buried in the prairie cemetery near his home. I dislike using the word “died” because the accepted euphemisms conjure the same limited thoughts. Passed. Expired. Perished. End.   These words perpetuate the belief that life is no

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A Great Surprise

I have been sitting on this news for over a month. July 22, 2023, Cynthia Springs, author of her Greater Reality trilogy, called in excitement, “Book Three, Seven Stories To Light the Way Home, is out on Amazon, and your writing is featured.” “You’re published!” she said. The stories presented are for anyone who is

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Custom Cutters already taking the wheat from the fields

Our Daily Bread

It’s Wheat Harvest Season. This may be my favorite time of the year –or one of many. Checking the wheat for harvest. It has been a difficult wait for the grain to mature. This summer brought lots of rain, and the grain slowly matured. Finally, in mid-August, the time is ripe with excitement in the

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