My Minnesota

sweets for our sweeties Photo by J. Harrington As you go about your day, and the  rest of your life, think about today’s poem. What are w...

We had an adventure this morning, a small one. At the invitation of the State of Minnesota, we hied ourselves into the big city of Minneapol...

There's an old saying to the effect that "if you find something you really like, buy two before they stop making it." I've...

I moved to Minnesota more than forty years ago. (Yes, I am that old.) As much as I've found to love about my adopted home: the Drift...

Sorry, no hearts and flowers today. This Valentine's Day it seems particularly appropriate to share Carl Sagan's iconic Pale Blue Do...

This morning I finished reading a couple of books that had been in my morning meditation collection and, in their place, added A Literary Fi...

This is the time of year for cold and snow and wolves mating . We've got the cold. We're getting the snow. If their territory keeps ...

Yesterday and today we enjoyed March-like weather, including pervasive fog. Tomorrow, and for the near future, it's back to and maybe be...

Because it's #NationalDogDay, the dogs to whom the Better Half and we belong insisted we post their pictures. Our own four-legged frie...

This morning we read a warm, lengthy and caring portrait of Seamus Heaney, 1995 Nobel Laureate, Irish poet and family man. It was in the US ...

The fact that today is Winnie-the-Pooh Day may have something to do with the fact that it's also A.A. Milne 's birthday. I have a co...

Yesterday was #WorldWaterDay but I didn't go out and dig a well or buy a canteen. Today is National Puppy Day and that's a much t...

Gusting winds, temperature in the low 40s, scattered rain, snow up north -- this kind of Minnesota March weather makes me feel "at ho...

Highs in the mid 60s, such as we're enjoying today, are more typical for late April or early May in this part of the world. Don't ...

Happy Valentine's Day! Although it's not quite the same as a valentine, the Nature Conservancy gave me a pleasant surprise in the ...

Thirty years ago today, on a day not nearly as humid, my Better Half and I married. One way or another, I've been celebrating and enjo...