A Taste of Winter for the New Year
By Mary Beth Pottratz The Arboretum with snow! Temperatures in the mid-20s and a wind advisory warning of gusts upContinue Reading
Category: Nature Notes
Insights from Minnesota Master Naturalists.
Solstice Season
By Ulrike Axen An interesting solstice, indeed. Following the driest autumn on record, we are facing an unusually warm, sunnyContinue Reading
Looking into Lakes
By Boak Wiesner “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into whichContinue Reading
Savoring Late Fall
By Mary Beth Pottratz At first study, it seems to be a dead landscape, devoid of the greenness I associateContinue Reading
Shades of Pale
By Mary Beth Pottratz Grateful for my warm coat, I know an outdoor walk will be far more interesting than bravingContinue Reading
Walking With the Wind
By Boak Wiesner Brief whisps of snow one morning in the middle of a week that was bookended by otherwise unseasonablyContinue Reading
Early Morning Stroll
By Mary Beth Pottratz Gusty winds whip the 40-degree air into a chill-spiked blast on my face. The blush ofContinue Reading
Wildlife Sightings
By Ulrike Axen I heard news last week of a cougar sighting in Wisconsin; pictures from a trail camera wereContinue Reading
Paradox
By Mary Beth Pottratz It is paradox time. It is sunny but chilly in the 50s. Winds gusted to 44Continue Reading
Season of Motion and Change
By Boak Wiesner This week’s happenings bring Heraclitus to mind – he of the outlook that “everything is in motion.”Continue Reading
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