It’s Saturday and I’ve been walking outdoors almost every day this week. What a lovely March we are having! Most of the snow has melted from our yard and we are entering the season of sticks and mud. I couldn’t be happier. In fact, my spirit is soaring on the Read more…
What a difference a day can make this time of year! In the view from my window this morning it was snow that captivated me, not Northern Shoveler ducks. Though I wonder where the ducks went. Three of them stayed in the pond all day yesterday dabbling and circling even Read more…
Spring is still arriving in Minnesota. It has just taken a short break to catch its breath. With temperatures hovering in the 30’s yesterday and intermittent snow and sleet showers (that fortunately did not accumulate) the contrast between the bright green grass and the white snowflakes made for an interesting Read more…
Last week we took a trip to central Nebraska to witness one of nature’s wonders—the spring migration of the sandhill cranes. Sandhill cranes migrate south to spend winters in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Every year between late February and mid-April thousands (more than 205,000 at the Read more…