This morning in my dining room I skidded to a stop, turned around, headed to my office, and grabbed my camera to bring back to the dining room. Sometimes the light… stops me in my tracks. It is magical, mesmerizing, glorious, and surprising. In photography we often say, “It’s all Read more…
On an impulse yesterday I decided to drive to Noerenberg Memorial Gardens to see if they were open. The last time we had driven there the gates were closed and locked. The gardens were open yesterday! And when I arrived there were crews working there (mowing, weeding, and working on Read more…
Every year the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has a spring flower show in February. And every year they feature an artist as a part of the show. This year the spring flower show featured artist is Delano, MN glass artist, Donna Rice. She creates glass crystal sculptures inspired by nature. Spring Read more…
Icicles hang down from parts of the roof. The sky is bright blue and sun is shining. Temperatures are below freezing but not too cold. There’s snow on the ground and ice fishermen and fisherwomen are out on Medicine Lake (near where I live) and other Minnesota lakes enjoying their Read more…
After a couple of weeks of very cold weather, the temperatures have returned to more normal November temperatures in Minnesota. It’s funny how warm 30-something degrees can seem after some below zero wind chills. I always think of November as the grayest month of the year. After most of the Read more…