My Minnesota

We got five or six inches of snow late Friday and early Saturday. The birds have been pouring in to the feeders: goldfinches, juncoes, woodp...

After getting a couple of inches of snow during the past few days, the neighborhood is looking more seasonal. The little snow cover we had a...

I’m happy to announce that the fields behind the house are home to a handful of black-eyed Susans, plus an abundance of spotted horsemint a...

Yesterday we had an afternoon visit for at least half a hour from a male American kestrel . He spent much of that time perched on the post t...

It’s been a productive day. The Better Half and I acquired resident (MN) fishing licenses to go with yesterday’s acquisition of non-resident...

Yesterday, the first hummingbird of the year, a female ruby-throated, showed up at the nectar feeder. Today, I noticed an abundance of trees...

Today we saw the first sunning snake of the year as we headed to the post office. It looked like a large bull snake but the glimpse we caugh...

Daybreak today brought a crescent moon hanging in a shades of fading deep blue sky. It was about the prettiest dawn and sunrise I’ve ever se...

Have you visited your local independent bookstore today? We have, to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day . The Better Half picked up a ...

Because it is both depressing and irritating these days to try to comment intelligently on either politics or public policy, I’m pleased to ...

Yesterday we left some of you in suspense about our bread in the oven. The best way to describe the outcome, after the Better Half [BH] and ...

In a couple of hours, the dough that’s proofing in the refrigerator will be transferred to a cloche and put in the oven to bake. Fresh artis...

If this year is like most years, we’ll realize at some point we’re short a present for some certain someone or other, but for now, after cro...

Yesterday afternoon, the three-year-old Granddaughter did her very first visit to Santa. Reports are, and photos confirm, it went well. This...

 The suet feeder is now hung for the first time this season. We want it to feed the birds, not bears, so we wait until we’re pretty sure hib...