My Minnesota

A barred owl (the barred owl?) is on the same branch occupied several days ago by either the same bird or a different one that looks very mu...

The sun is shining; temperatures are above freezing; snow is melting! Eternal springs the hope that spring may return. To realize that, in t...

Earlier today, our member of congress posted this on Twitter, apparently in response to Congressperson Betty McCollum's bill to protect ...

Last Spring the Better Half bought four beach plum plants. They arrived bare root stock so I planted them in pots rather than expose them to...

Today, the Yellow Goat's Beard ( Tragopogon dubius ) has come into bloom. We've been sprinkled on a few times, but not even a real ...

At Boom Island Park on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, with the temperature hovering in the single digits and snow falling, Senator Am...

Today's poem brings us halfway through the list of Twenty Poems That Could Save America . Tony Hoagland selected Mary Oliver's ...

We had to drive into The Cities this morning. We followed "blue highways" instead of interstates. The scenic qualities of I-35 bet...

Small, shallow ponds and pools in our neighborhood are now covered with skim ice. Any remaining swans, geese and ducks are being concentrate...

It would seem that Fillmore County's townships have never heard of section line roads. Few, if any local roads run straight for any sign...

Every once in awhile I get the feeling that I'm being too damn cantankerous about those who would rape and pillage what's left of ...

The Isle Royale wolves are back in the news and on the radio again. More specifically, public discussions are underway about what to do. A...

© harrington Wet, gray, rainy day. Snow in the forecast. I'd be more upset but I saw this year's first red-wing blackbird and ...