As spring unfolds and the days lengthen and warm, we took time out to travel to visit some relatives in Iowa. Then we drove to Ames, Iowa where Jon and I both went to college. It was a quick trip There and Back Again in two long days. We were Read more…
Though the day started out bright and sunny this morning, by the time I got to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, thin clouds had appeared in the skies and the wind also arrived. Still I enjoyed Earth Day at the Arb and I revisited familiar places always trying to look with Read more…
With all of the rain that fell yesterday, it was a Good Day for Ducks and for all of the green growing things in our world. Each day more green is appearing, trees and plants are coming to life. I’m beginning to hear the spring peepers in the pond at Read more…
Everywhere I look I see a haze of green emerging on trees and bushes. It’s the time of year when I can’t stop looking and asking myself What do you see? Everything is changing quickly now, and with the rain predicted for tonight and tomorrow, I imagine that the changes Read more…
It’s mid-April and spring is rapidly creating new life all around us. The spring ephemerals are hurriedly blossoming before the trees unfurl their myriad of leaves and the world once again turns green. Consider These Miracles — the sprouting of a seed, life of a tree, migration of birds, honey Read more…