My Minnesota

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

I may have known, but forgot, or maybe I missed the announcement when it was made, but today I (re?)learned that there’s no incumbent in our...

leaning day lilies Photo by J. Harrington About this time each summer, local day lilies put on a show like the one above. For some years n...

Yesterday we promised to share some questions we believe should be answered before any species is officially designated as invasive. We have...

Leaves are emerging on some bushes and tree tops, really noticeable on aspens. It’s near time to watch for wild plums to bloom. A few hours ...

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

I'm using today's posting to share some news that pleased me when I first learned about it and then caused me to wonder why I hadn...

Have you heard the phrase “there’s a word for that?” The next year plus promises to be an interesting time in our good old U.S. of A. Today’...

 Today I’m going to let you draw your own conclusions and hope, unrealistically, for the best. Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for ...

Early this morning, but after the dogs’ walk, we had thunder and lightning that, over an hour or two, delivered about a quarter inch of much...

In a country with only two major political parties, we have little, if any, bench strength in our political leadership. Why is that? Does an...

I’m not sure where this is going today. I’ve been thinking(?) about bioregionalism, habitats, ecosystems and climate change. Here’s a quote ...

There’s an article in the Star Tribune that misses several significant points relative to its purported subject. The head states:  Minnesota...

Several decisions announced by SCOTUS during the past few days have upset a number of apple carts in addition to the ones overturned a year ...

A week from tomorrow is July 4. Where I come from [Boston, MA], that’s deep into Summer. June is wending along the same path as Spring, into...