My Minnesota

I once thought the ides occurred on the 15th of every month. That was incorrect. Wikipedia informs us that ides are “a day in the Roman cale...

This morning we slogged out to take a close look at the tracks that had us scratching our heads yesterday. The snow was deeper and more slip...

Midweek last the snow-covered slope behind the house, the one whose crest runs North-South, the one on which the pear tree stands, was marke...

Late yesterday, as dusk was turning to dark, my dog, SiSi, let me know she needed to go out. We headed downstairs and to the patio walkout d...

The Minnesota Weather Guide marks today as the first day that normal temperatures reach 32℉ as Spring slowly approaches. The weather app on ...

As we approach the longest night of the year in the Northern hemisphere, we have been encountering unusual, if not downright aberrant, behav...

Early this morning, when we looked out the study window, the bird feeder pole was flattened to the ground and both the hummingbird feeder an...

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 snow-covered fields may look barren, empty. We know there's activity and life beneath the surface, and, at night, across the surface...

We've spent four of the past six days on Amtrak's Empire Builder and Lake Shore Limited, traveling from St. Paul to Boston and back ...

chickadee blown from feeder Photo by J. Harrington The seeds on the ground are covered with a crusted layer of snow. Chickadees fran...

The fact that today is Winnie-the-Pooh Day may have something to do with the fact that it's also A.A. Milne 's birthday. I have a co...

Have you every thought about how dreary our Minnesota Winters would be if it weren't for local birds? Our backyard looks out on a mix ...

© harrington Old tracks and daily dustings of snow create snow dimples. The tracks lose all definition and become simple depressions i...