My Minnesota

For the past couple of days I’ve been enjoying my seasonal job as a volunteer Christmas cookie taste tester elf. So far I haven’t had to put...

Today we followed through on our plan to take a drive to Franconia and see what the St. Croix river is up to. Actually, in reality, the phra...

There are many downsides to the climate disruption we humans have created: wildfires more intensive and extensive; species extinctions; ocea...

Once again it's officially the "Holiday Season." Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is underway. That's the milestone we u...

The marshes, open water, and even much of what passes for a river channel in Pool 1 of the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, have begun...

Let's start with the good news. This morning we got to read a wonderful story, very well told, titled  In the Kingdom of the Bears , by ...

It's the noon hour on August 28, 2018 in East Central Minnesota. The skies are cloudy. The local temperature is 60℉. As we type this, we...

If you're from the MidWest or the North Country, you may well ask "what's World Oceans Day got to do with us?" The answer...

We've always lived someplace that had four seasons. As we recall, the transitions between seasons in New England were more gradual than ...

Willow trees have taken on golden hues. (We finally lost hope and patience and bought a handful of pussy willow boughs this morning.) Male g...

Next week is the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere: official beginning of astronomical Spring. Then, again, this is Minnesota, where...

It's -16℉ outside our home. Reports are that  we're experiencing a "snow drought." Meanwhile, our place of origin (like a ...

Despite all the books patiently waiting for us to read them, stacked in corners and piled on top of book cases, plus the books added to thos...

We got a couple of inches or so of snow last night. This morning chickadees are flocking to the feeders as if they were Black Friday shopper...