Yesterday I saw a doe meandering through our back yard. She is the first deer I’ve seen in the yard since last year before the city removed all of the ash trees in the park area adjacent to our lot and across the pond. Oh Deer! Unfortunately as soon as Read more…
As I was walking through the park that is next to our house I came upon a patch of thistles in bloom. Though we often think of these plants as noxious weeds, I found beauty in their spiky blossoms. And looking at the light purple blossoms against the green all Read more…
Yesterday I spent a bit of time at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I met one of my college roommates (wow, my college years were a long time ago!) for lunch outside at the Arboretum cafe. This was the first time I’ve eaten out since before the pandemic! We took Read more…
On my walk this morning I paused and gazed at the tall grass growing along the path that goes through the park area near our house. The breeze caused the stems of grass to gently sway back and forth and I was entranced with their beauty. And seeing that beauty Read more…
Recently on my walks through the park near our house I’ve been reminded of the Resilience of nature. Late last fall the city of Plymouth cut down all of it’s small ash trees in the park as part of an effort to stop the spread of emerald ash borer disease. Read more…