My Minnesota

Let’s see: past the Summer solstice; temperatures again exceeding 90℉; thunderstorms in the forecast for the evening hours; seems like Summe...

After participating in my first online book club meeting, I've come away with a mixed reaction. I found/find the technology (Zoom) distr...

Each day we see more and more color in the local leaves. Still not dominant, but coming along nicely, especially around the low areas and we...

You may have noticed that Russia and Russians have been much in the news recently. Every mention reminds us of President Reagan's citati...

We spent much of the day in and around Ely. Since we neglected to pack the cables that let us download photos from any of our cameras to our...

Today's the birthday of one of my favorite writers and professed reprobates, Ed Abbey . Since the normally reliable Writer's Almanac...

More than an hour ago (~2:00 pm), I was driving home after doing some errands. There, in the middle of a field, next to Old Highway 61, were...

More and more oak leaves are are changing from green to bronze, brass and copper. Black cherry trees are putting some of the local maples to...

My normal, layabout, schedule has been disrupted this week by a trip over the holiday weekend and a visit to get measured (fitted?) for th...

© harrington What do you think? Is this a photo of wilderness? There's no sign of human activity (other than the photographer). No...