My Minnesota

First things first. Along the back roads to pick up this week's community supported agriculture [CSA] share, we saw a handful of deer, i...

Here’s an early holiday present for those who celebrate Hanukkah, Solstice, Alban Arthan, Christmas, New Year’s, or anything else at this ti...

This morning’s low temperatures, in the mid-20’s, brought the first ice cover of the season to shallow pools and ponds. Local families of Ca...

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...

With luck, we may get some rain tonight and tomorrow. We could use it. Much of our area is back under moderate drought. I’m debating if a we...

Yesterday evening we saw dragonflies hovering over the backyard wet spot that is now snow and ice free. Some plants in the front flower gard...

 I think I’ve mentioned that I’m a Trout Unlimited member involved in fundraising and related efforts in support of removing two dams on the...

I hope everyone is enjoying sunshine, blue skies and above average temperatures at least as much as I am. Today we finished the paperwork on...

 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...

Today is World Rivers Day.  Here in the US, we have an abundance of rivers but less and less an abundance of clean water, and, with climate ...

This is not a good day for outside work. Temperatures exceed 90℉. I confirmed that when I emptied the compost bucket into the tumbler. This ...

 One of the nice things about below average temperatures in June is that the bread baking season continues to warm the house and make it sme...

Easter this year is relatively late, but one can’t tell that by the weather. Today would be a beautiful March day and even more so if it wer...

The last place I lived in Massachusetts, I could launch my boat and be fishing the Atlantic ocean or I could drive about 20 miles inland and...

Once again the temperature has reached 90℉ and, today, kept climbing. We have more of this in store for the next several days. That makes it...