The Palouse region of southeastern Washington consists of some of the most fertile land in the States. The sensuous rolling silt dunes were formed during the last ice age and provide over 200 feet of fertile soil to make the region a center for wheat and lentil farming. In the spring, the growth of these crops creates an Oz-like patina to the countryside. By harvest time, most of those greens have morphed to a plethora of earth tones with the grain elevators being the repositories of the earth's bounty.