My Minnesota

Lots of purple loosestrife in bloom along roadside ditches, in highway medians, and local waterways. During a drive today we noticed several...

As we approach yet another Independence Day, it may be wise to recall a wonderful quotation that Bill McKibben offered about 25 years ago: T...

Now that yesterday’s invasion of British Columbia smoke has passed through, the Better Half is planting annuals in the planters next to the ...

Technically, we, together with much of Minnesota, are no longer in or under drought conditions . Our cumulative year-to-date precipitation i...

There’s lots of open water showing on local lakes and ponds. The Minnesota legislature is considering a bill to reimburse counties for “ice ...

As I’ve pondered my experiences in New England and Minnesota, trying to get a handle on why my affections for the former are so much stronge...

Canada is once again smoke-bombing the Midwest. We’re under an air quality alert until noon tomorrow. I’m once again deferring burning falle...

I did succeed in making yesterday a #TweetlessTuesday. It actually felt good. Except for the agitation surrounding additional indictments of...

There are still a few widely scattered patches of snow remaining after a couple of days in the 80s.We are now into RED FLAG brushfire seaso...

 I think I’ve mentioned that I’m a Trout Unlimited member involved in fundraising and related efforts in support of removing two dams on the...

I know it won’t be easy, but I’m determined to put more energy every day into accomplishing something good than I do into bitching about wha...

 We’re starting the last full week of May. The outside temperature is 15℉ to 20℉ bellow what’s been traditionally normal for this time of ye...

The trees are coated with barely melting ice, The air is full of fog, some of which is trying to accumulate on the trees as ice. Temperature...

As it becomes more and more obvious that our political systems aren’t adequate to help US respond to the crises we face, I keep thinking abo...