Tree Hugging is Good for the Soul I have loved trees since I was child playing in their shade and climbing up to our makeshift treehouse in the grove. One of the things I love about living in Minnesota is the bountiful trees and forests. Even in the Minneapolis area Read more…
These hot sultry summer days are lush and dripping with life. Today at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum I could almost feel the plants growing and maturing, anxious to set seeds and reproduce while the warm weather is still here. “To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, Read more…
Just Flowers I went out to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum this morning to see if I could catch some magnolias in full bloom. I was almost too late as most of the flowers were past their prime but there were still a few beauties remaining. “Nobody sees a flower – Read more…
I had some time today to wander around the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, checking out the spring wildflowers, magnolias, and other spring bloomers. I wanted to see how soon some of my favorite flowers might be blooming. I was excited that the 3-mile drive around the Arboretum was open already. Because Read more…
A collection of quotes about autumn and recent photos from my neighborhood, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”― John Muir May you walk in beauty. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf Read more…