My Minnesota

Some leaf bud scales have dropped. Our day lilies are a couple of inches tall. A few flowers have appeared in the front flower bed. Hints of...

Last week we saw a very rare occurrence for Minnesota in mid-February: not one but two separate and distinct motorcycles were on the road la...

Welcome to Sun Day ! There's an (in)famous quote about news: "If it bleeds, it leads." Doom-scrolling social media, reading th...

Effective tomorrow, our days will be 20 minutes shorter than they were on the Solstice and daylight will continue to shrink until we reach a...

 It’s the middle of the last week of 2024. I’m contemplating a New Year’s Resolution to give up doom scrolling. That probably also means no ...

For quite some years, we’ve been purchasing shares in a community supported agriculture farm. Rarely have we shopped at a farmer’s market; s...

There are sayings that “There is no waste in nature” and “Nature wastes nothing.” You may have seen writings about a “circular economy.” Bas...

This winter, or lack thereof until recently, has been unusual compared to the historical record in the North Country, but could well be a ve...

There’s a summer thunderstorm size puddle in the driveway. The wet spot behind the house is showing open water that suggests our moderate dr...

Last night someone must have left open the door between northern Minnesota and Canada. Today is about half the temperature yesterday was and...

Predawn weather this morning at 7 am included patchy ground fog and rain. Combined with darkness and no fog lines or center stripes on towns...

I believe we’re in the process of setting a new high temperature record for today. The existing one is 87℉. In light of the temperatures, th...

We’ve lived in our house at the eastern edge of Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area for a generation (25 years +/-). During our occupancy,...