My Minnesota

'Tis a weekend of Halloween and Samhain . Whether you consider it a trick or a treat, don't forget to turn your clocks back to stand...

Local soy bean fields are (all?) harvested. Field corn harvest is underway. Autumn colors have emerged on just about all of the oak leaves i...

Leaf color is increasing in patches and splotches. (I should spend more time just sitting and watching the leaves change color.) Conifer nee...

Local leaf color is coming on. The hummingbirds seem to have disappeared around the middle of last week. Waterfowl are taking training fligh...

Warm and humid summer-like weather continues through Labor Day weekend. Five months from now I will probably be thinking wistfully about it,...

Despite Friday's scattered rain , we remain in severe drought . That may have started to trigger stress related color change in local tr...

Labor Day, the unofficial end of Summer, is two weeks away. The Autumn Equinox officially ends Summer in the northern hemisphere exactly one...

Purple loosestrife and wild cucumber are blooming conspicuously around damp and wet areas. Sandhill crane colts have reached nearly full g...

Hints of gold are arriving amongst the greens of roadside grasses. Splashes and tints of tan can be seen in the verdant treetops. We're ...

Neighborhood sumac is starting to show red leaves among the green. Goldenrod is blooming. Whitetail bucks are in velvet. Early this morning ...

Are you familiar with Joni Mitchell's wonderful song,  The Circle Game ? It's one of my all time favorites. Despite my grumbles, I r...

Today's title is only valid in the northern hemisphere. But you knew that, right? South of the equator they're starting winter. Sinc...

Depending on whether you count from Memorial Day or Summer Solstice, Summer's arrival is a little late or a little early. In either case...

Last week we noticed many hay fields had had their first cutting. Several corn fields were showing emergence plus a few of inches of growth....

May all Mothers and families enjoy a peaceful day full of warm memories. May we all wish for many happy returns of the day. May this May avo...

Today is the Ides of March . Tuesday will be St. Patrick's Day. Friday is the Vernal Equinox, at 9:46 am locally. As I'm writing thi...

Yesterday Saturday's snow melted back to bare ground. Several inches more is currently in the forecast for next weekend. Maybe the forec...

Today, as I hope you know, is the first day of meteorological Spring. Parts of the driveway are still ice-covered. Maybe by the time dayligh...

One week from today, March 1, is the start of meteorological Spring. Astronomical Spring follows about three weeks later. Then, here in the ...