My Minnesota

The Better Half and I spent much of the afternoon listening to a wise and interesting white man, Kent Nerburn, talk about the wisdom of Nati...

Well before any hint of dawn this morning, the dogs were walking me along the road and I heard an owl call. It didn’t call my name , but ins...

Trust me, I’m NOT complaining about the lack of snow, but it does leave the back yard and the countryside looking shopworn. Another day of c...

A barred owl (the barred owl?) is on the same branch occupied several days ago by either the same bird or a different one that looks very mu...

Some minutes ago, today’s raindrops turned into snowflakes. They are among the last of the season, since Monday is Spring Equinox, but proba...

We are now less than a week from Spring Equinox. The barred owl is again on its perch in the oak tree next to the deck. The sun is shining a...

Our neighborhood barred owl has returned and is perched on the same branch as it was a few days back. Looks like nap time now, or something ...

We had a barred owl visitor late yesterday. It perched on a bare, dead branch on the oak next to the rear deck. The owl’s presence didn’t se...

Yesterday we had an infrequent visitor. The Better Half brought  to my attention a barred owl perched on a dead branch behind the garage, on...

Part of our efforts this year to make nature a bigger part of our lives is the addition of a Leopold Phenology Calendar , which we finally r...

The title's citation  may well also apply to waterfowl returning in "Springtime" in the North  Country. We believe we saw a Ca...

As this is written, a barred owl is perched on a branch of the oak tree just North of the deck behind the house. S/he's been there for ...

Yesterday afternoon, after we had posted for the day, we enjoyed a brief (5 seconds) treat. We noticed a barred owl perched on a branch of t...

We're back to 100% cloud covered skies. Sigh! Rain is forecast to start within the next hour. Deep Sigh! At least we now have some jack-...

A fresh coating of snow brightens the woodlot and sharpens the shadows. Yesterday's storm left us with the lower end of the 3 - 6 inches...

The trees in our neighborhood are about 75% or 80% bare of leaves, enough so that the mylar aluminized balloon that appeared late last Sprin...

Today's normal high temperature is 24℉. A few minutes ago, I tried (and failed) to take a picture of today's rain showers. The photo...

First, and most importantly today, don't forget to make a Happy Birthday wish for J.R.R. Tolkien ! Let's hope that we have no Long W...