My Minnesota

Yesterday, the first hummingbird of the year, a female ruby-throated, showed up at the nectar feeder. Today, I noticed an abundance of trees...

A month or so ago, the crowns of trees around the house were all bare and skeletony looking. Now they’re mostly filled in, or out, as you pr...

Three years ago to the day, on April 13, 2021, the backyard forsythia was in bloom. There are even more flowers on it today than there were ...

 From time to time I mention that I’m proud to “be of Irish extraction.” Here’s one reason why: The Littlest Christmas Tree By Amy Peterson ...

The Christmas tree stayed upright overnight in its jury-rigged, slightly oversized, stand. A little while ago, a single string of lightweigh...

Yesterday afternoon, the three-year-old Granddaughter did her very first visit to Santa. Reports are, and photos confirm, it went well. This...

We’ve lived in our house at the eastern edge of Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area for a generation (25 years +/-). During our occupancy,...

There’s quite a few bur oak acorns on the ground under the tree at the end of our drive. So far there’s not much sign that anyone’s been fee...

As I’ve pondered my experiences in New England and Minnesota, trying to get a handle on why my affections for the former are so much stronge...

It’s Arbor Day. Purely guesswork and speculation on my part, but it may be one of Katie Holten ’s favorite days. I have a copy of, and have ...

 It’s funny how, sometimes, some things run in cycles. It happens naturally with seasons and weather patterns and such. More randomly in hum...

We’re back to seasonal temperatures, more or less . Rain today, snow tomorrow, plus the wettest winter on record have eased the drought in ...

The dogs and their humans are lazing about today, cases of post-Christmas burnout, no doubt. Lots of folks went above and beyond so that our...

May today and all your days be filled with love and warmth and joy. More tomorrow, we hope. may you feel reborn with love’s presence Photo...

We’re a week out from Christmas Eve. A white Christmas is highly probable to almost certain. I still need to decide what the dogs are gettin...

We live in strange and interesting times. Usually a pileated woodpecker feeds on the suet chunks in the suet feeder. Not this morning. The p...

The tree has been cut, shortened to fit the house, and is likely to get decorated over the weekend. Tomorrow the Better Half will bake her f...

We’re making progress toward Christmas and the December birthdays of two adult children. The Better Half has been doing interior decorations...

Most of this morning’s lunar eclipse was lost to cloud cover. Mid-day we’re getting a little sun for a change. The tree removal crew has bee...