This time of year especially (but actually most of the time) I like to take back roads where I am going instead of driving on the freeways. It takes a little bit longer but the beauty and calm are worth it for me. This morning as I drove to an Read more…
Everywhere I look this week my eyes feel Color Full All of the fall colors are popping and it’s glorious to simply wander around gazing at all of the color. I often wonder what the world would look like if I was color blind. I think about this because recently Read more…
It seems that everywhere I look I see vivid colors across the landscape — reds, oranges, bright yellows, and still many shades of green. It’s a Feast for the Eyes! I believe that the seasonal changes that we have here in Minnesota, along with the many trees in our landscape, Read more…
I took a walk yesterday in a part of French Regional Park that I haven’t visited for awhile. I was too late to see the full slope of vividly orange/red sumac color that I’ve seen in past years. But there were plenty of sumac trees that were brilliantly lit and Read more…
Looking out my windows this morning I saw golden cottonwood tree leaves floating on the surface of the pond behind the house—portents of bare tree limbs and winter days ahead. But I also saw the beautiful peeling bark of the river birch tree in the backyard and the goldenrod blooming Read more…