My Minnesota

Lammas, or  Lughnasadh , is celebrated one week from today, on August 1. In its honor, I have a sourdough loaf in the oven. It’s been months...

I’ve been playing in and around, and working on and for, rivers, streams and oceans for more than half a century. I keep finding that my kno...

Several times we’ve posted about respecting and following the recommendations for “No Mow May.” We were, therefore, more than a little annoy...

 The day-lily garden is mulched. When we get a favorable wind, we’ll leaf blow the drive with our electric leaf blower. At least we’re going...

Compared to most prior years, we’ve seen very few swans this year. Perhaps those that migrated north last spring haven’t yet returned. That ...

This year there seem to be more bees and/or hornets and/or wasps at the nectar feeder than I remember from years past. Yesterday, I saw what...

I’ve never been much in favor of doing yard chores. Every time I mow the grass, it just grows back. Every time I trap a pocket gopher, withi...

 This month is SiSi’s birthday with us. She’s been living in her “forever” home for nine years this month. I have a Labrador retriever cross...

 This year’s theme is “ Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration . ” Continued loss of species, habitats and ecosystems also threate...

Harry the beagle, the Better Half’s new rescue dog, is settling in nicely. There’s still a few adjustments that are needed but the situation...

Before we even arrive at noteworthy color change in the local leaves,  purple-lovegrass (a.k.a. tumble grass) has ripened. Now, with autumn...

Earlier this month we promised (threatened?) to share more resources related to understanding and responding to the Intergovernmental Panel ...

In the interest of full disclosure, I confess to being back on a bioregional binge. A few days ago I began rereading Kirkpatrick Sale's ...

Have you read the recent article about a new invasive species that threatens Minnesota's forests? (" University of Minnesota botani...

There's an abode in the neighborhood that would be described as, at best, a "fixer-upper." A new neighbor has moved in sometim...