My Minnesota

Warm and humid summer-like weather continues through Labor Day weekend. Five months from now I will probably be thinking wistfully about it,...

Despite Friday's scattered rain , we remain in severe drought . That may have started to trigger stress related color change in local tr...

Labor Day, the unofficial end of Summer, is two weeks away. The Autumn Equinox officially ends Summer in the northern hemisphere exactly one...

Purple loosestrife and wild cucumber are blooming conspicuously around damp and wet areas. Sandhill crane colts have reached nearly full g...

Neighborhood sumac is starting to show red leaves among the green. Goldenrod is blooming. Whitetail bucks are in velvet. Early this morning ...

In our northern hemisphere, this coming Saturday, August 1,  Lughnasadh  is celebrated among the Celts and Irish Gaelic. Locally, row crop h...

Much of the local field corn has tasseled. Late yesterday we noticed a whitetail buck in velvet. This year's fawns seem to be everywhere...

Are you familiar with Joni Mitchell's wonderful song,  The Circle Game ? It's one of my all time favorites. Despite my grumbles, I r...

It's the season of thunderstorms, heat and humidity. Butterfly weed is in bloom. Day lilies have started to come into flower, something ...

Today's title is only valid in the northern hemisphere. But you knew that, right? South of the equator they're starting winter. Sinc...

Depending on whether you count from Memorial Day or Summer Solstice, Summer's arrival is a little late or a little early. In either case...

Last week we noticed many hay fields had had their first cutting. Several corn fields were showing emergence plus a few of inches of growth....

The pointillist leaf color changer is painting our North Woods. A few leaves here, a splotch there, first sumac, now maples, against back dr...

There appears to be a relative abundance of hummingbirds at the nectar feeders with some trying to scare others away. Parents trying to prot...

Heat, humidity, thunderstorms, tornado watches, deer flies, smoke from Canadian wildfires -- must be Summer in the North Country. At least t...

Some of the local corn fields have started to tassel. Deer fly numbers have erupted. Temperatures have been above what's considered ...

Last night, in honor of the summery weather and the turning of the month, we enjoyed slices of the first ice cream cake of the season. It hi...

Despite summer-like temperatures and humidity, Canada geese and sandhill cranes are beginning to flock up. Daylight is shortening. Bowhuntin...

It's Labor Day weekend here in Minnesota. The weather is turning autumnal. Thanks to the Better Half, there's a couple of pots of as...