My Minnesota

For the past eighteen hours or so, there were storms to the east of us; storms to the west of us; storms to the north of us; and storms to t...

A short burst of thunder early on this cloudy, cool, rainy morning prompted me to react that “It’s too early for waterfowl opener.” Can you ...

It’s the time of year when  Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop, Blue Giant Hyssop) comes into its own in our neighborhood. It’s difficult t...

My favorite time of year usually starts when the local New England asters come into bloom and lasts through leaf fall on the maples. (Our lo...

Yesterday's rain remains an unfulfilled promise in our area. Tonight's outlook is more promising but we'll  not hold out breath ...

September's full moon occurred this morning at 12:22 am locally, when I was sound asleep. We are now in the waxing gibbous phase of the ...

On the drive home from doing some errands this morning, we were startled when we noticed a bright red clump of sumac leaves. That, plus an i...

There are a few black cherry trees ( Prunus serotina ) around the property. One or two of them have been dropping their fruit on the drive a...

All day rain has threatened to fall, but hasn't. Temperatures have been neither hot nor cool. Skies have been cloudy all day. We've ...

Life in the country can be tranquil, but not always. Several weeks ago we had a visitor, a springer spaniel that belongs to someone more tha...

first frozen birdbath of the season Photo by J. Harrington It's almost 1 pm as we start this post. The bird bath, which is shade...

If today's weather were a little wetter and a little colder, it would qualify as "raw." We're just back from a lull betwee...

In our youth, before society became concerned about fine particulates, classic signs of Autumn were the crunch of leaves underfoot, piles of...

Today's winds are out of the northwest , a sign of seasonal transition. The local extended weather forecast has daily high temperatures ...

Apple season isn't simply a time for picking apples, as we all know. It's also time for pressing apples and drinking apple cider; ti...

The cedar trees on and about our property are eastern red cedar trees, not northern white cedars. In fact, according to Welby Smith's ...