My Minnesota

Please don't misunderstand. I believe aspirational goals are valuable; more so when they're acknowledged as such. But, in my opinion...

Winter is approaching, a time for slowing down and storytelling. For some of us that also means more reading, although I suspect the Better ...

Today’s weather, and the state of the country’s and world’s politics, have me waxing nostalgic for times that at least seemed simpler and mo...

have severe storms become perpetual? Photo by J. Harrington It appears a large hatch of dragonflies is starting to feed on a disgustingly...

I haven’t yet had my fill of watermelon or ripe peaches. I have reached my limit on humidity, temperatures of more than 89℉, drought, and cl...

Six months ago it was mid-January and I was complaining about snow and cold. These days I’m complaining about heat, humidity, deer flies and...

 I grew up reading Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, and similar magazines. Some of my all-time favorite writing and writers ...

A male Baltimore oriole appeared at the feeder this morning. That seems to confirm our suspicion that they’ve been too busy parenting hatchl...

 I’ve been paying vague attention to the broadcasts of the January 6 hearings. Today’s testimony remined me of something I think too many of...

Too many lives have been prematurely ended. Too many wars have been fought, some declared, many not. Our politics are again (still?) matters...

 I think that this weekend we’ll reinstall the bird feeders. We’ve read the advice from the Raptor Center  and also from the Cornell Ornitho...

The first list below, with black background, is copied from a Tweet on Twitter. The title item (first line) is a link to the entire Tweet. T...

 Here’s the basic problem as I see it, Sam Rayburn was too correct when he said “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpe...